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LOT 2001
Stuart Period 'Thames' Pewter Decorated Whistle
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (7.64 grams, 37 mm).
Comprising a waisted and perforated pipe connected to a squat, spherical sound box with circular sound hole, integral suspension loop to the end; decorated with a stylised floral design consisting of lines and pellets. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. LON-57D94D, for similar.
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