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LOT 1895
Medieval Lead Artefact Collection
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 6 1/4 in. (216 grams total, 1.3-16 cm).
Including annular weights, disc weights and other items. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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