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LOT 1674
Medieval 'Thames' Bone Fid
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (23.6 grams, 10.3 cm).
Carved from a bone retaining the knuckle as a handle; used when splicing rope. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Accompanied by a dealer's catalogue information card.
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