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LOT 1947
Medieval 'Thames' Iron Stylus
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (4.38 grams, 75 mm).
With square-section tapering body and tubular finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman's collection.
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