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LOT 1820
Viking Bronze Steelyard Weight or Mason's Plumb Bob
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (146 grams, 63 mm).
Piriform in profile with facetted body, discoid foot, collar and suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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