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LOT 1797
Medieval Lead Heraldic Trade Weight Group
1200-1400 A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (704 grams total, 33-56 mm).
Mainly heater-shaped with reserved figural and geometric ornament. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s-1980s.
From an old Carlisle private archaeological collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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