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LOT 0175

Christian 'Jacobs Ladder' Terracotta Pilgrim's Token

CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (13.4 grams, 33 mm).

Plano-convex in section with impressed design of a nimbate figure standing beside a ladder with a levitating winged angel at the side, all within a pelletted border.

Provenance

Ex important Christian collection, 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0175

Christian 'Jacobs Ladder' Terracotta Pilgrim's Token

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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