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LOT 1966
Post Medieval 'Thames' Glass Poison Bottle Group
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 2 1/4 in. (58 grams total, 41-58 mm).
Comprising two glass bottles: one with a rounded cuboid-shaped body, slender neck, everted rim and remains of iridescent surfaces; one cylindrical bottle with short neck and broad everted rim. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
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