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Object number

A-358
Classification

Navigational
Object name

Lodestone
Creator

Unidentified
Description

; Natural lodestone framed in iron straps and bound in silver with scalloped and engraved decoration, and a suspension ring. With improper (i.e. oversized) keeper.
Inscription/Sig.

Marked at either side of the suspension ring"N" and "S".
Date

17th century
Material

magnetite, iron, silver
Place Of Prod.

England

Dimensions

Frame