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LOT 1822
Medieval Lead Artefact and Other Finds Group
15TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
5/8 - 3 in. (1.35 kg total, 16-77 mm).
Including a figurine fragment, spindle whorl, fishing and other weights, and other items. [47, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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