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LOT 1650
Medieval Lead Weight Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (664 grams total, 35-63 mm).
Primarily discoid ad shield-shaped in plan, displaying floral, cruciform and enigmatic designs in relief. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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