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Viking Bronze Steelyard Weight or Mason's Plumb Bob Viking Bronze Steelyard Weight or Mason's Plumb Bob Viking Bronze Steelyard Weight or Mason's Plumb Bob
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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]

Provenance

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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LOT 1820

Viking Bronze Steelyard Weight or Mason's Plumb Bob

Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)

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£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*

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