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LOT 1690
Medieval 'Thames' Bone Ice Skate
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (175 grams, 20.5 cm).
Featuring a shallow channel to one face.
Provenance
Found Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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