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LOT 1816
Medieval Bronze Mortar
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (5.15 kg, 14 cm).
Tubular in profile with squared rim, carination above the base, rounded bottom internally. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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