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Set of 8 brass nesting cup weights.

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Set of 8 brass nesting cup weights.
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Set of 8 brass nesting cup weights. 219.2 grams, 1" tall and 1¾" in diameter (nested). Individual cup-weights are actually a fairly common find in colonial areas, but putting together a set that fits together so well as this one does is a real challenge! Most sets were mixed and matched in their own day (as cups were lost and replaced over time), the important thing being standardized weights for each size. The cups in this lot show minor encrustation over surfaces of varying colors of brass or bronze, all solid and undamaged otherwise. Found in a Spanish colonial area in the southern Caribbean, ca. 1590.