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LOT 1997
Tudor 'Thames' Lead Tall Ship's Depth Sounding Weight
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
11 5/8 in. (6.2 kg, 29.5 cm).
Composed of a tapering and facetted body, a flattened pierced terminal.
ProvenanceFound Thames foreshore at Deptford, UK, circa 1996.
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