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LOT 1783

Viking Lead and Ceramic Spindle Whorl Collection

8TH-10TH CENTURY AD.

3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (322 grams total, 18-37 mm).

Including plano-convex, discoid, polyhedral and other types, many with inked collector's legend. [10, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1783

Viking Lead and Ceramic Spindle Whorl Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £43

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