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LOT 1739
Medieval Decorated Lead Spindle Whorl Group
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/8 in. (226 grams total, 26-29 mm).
Each biconvex in section with raised pellets or vandykes to the shoulders. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near York, Yorkshire, UK, in 2007.
From an old Yorkshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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