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LOT 1665
Medieval Bronze Miniature Cauldron
13TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (13.8 grams, 21 mm).
Of globular form with low neck, loop handle with spur; textured outer face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
Literature
Cf. Forsyth, H. & Egan, H., Toys, Trifles & Trinkets. Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800, London, 2005, item 2.8, for type.
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