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LOT 1982
Stuart Period Bronze and Iron Combination Padlock
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (67 grams, 40 mm).
A cylindrical keyless letter-combination padlock composed of four rotatable discs joined by a bow shackle above; the discs each bearing eleven letters in punched letter type.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
See The Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. PUBLIC-3BA66D, for an earlier example.
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