Details
LOT 3543
Roman Stone Weight with Iron Handle. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Squat stone block, oblate in profile with studs and rings to the upper face, iron handle with hooked ends. Condition as seen.(853gr, 98mm x 56mm.).
Provenance
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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