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Engraved Dag Hammarskjold Weight
Sweden
Kosta Glass Works, 1962
Diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 inches) Height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 inches)
745670)

Hexagonal clear glass weight with tapered base; engraved portrait of Dag Hammarskjold by Vicke Lindstrand on underside of base; "DAG HAMMARSKJOLD" and "KOSTA Lindstrand No. 82" inscribed on two upper side facets; "ADLAI E. STEVENSON/1900-1965" engraved on the facet beneath Dag Hammarskjold's name; from a limited edition of 200 signed and numbered copies

Photo by Gary Andrashko, Illinois State Museum

<B>Engraved Dag Hammarskjold Weight<BR>Sweden<BR>Kosta Glass Works, 1962</B><BR>Diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 inches) Height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 inches)<BR>745670)<BR><BR>Hexagonal clear glass weight with tapered base; engraved portrait of Dag Hammarskjold by Vicke Lindstrand on underside of base;
     
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