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LOT 1746
Medieval Bronze Lamp Hanger Hook
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
4 1/4 in. (22.2 grams, 10.7 cm).
The cylindrical upper body with integral loop, rectangular-section lower body divided into a tapering vertical leg and arched hook. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEuropean collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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