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LOT 0288
English Medieval Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix with 'O Lamb of God, who takes away offences, have mercy upon me'
EARLY 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (15.2 grams, 36 mm).
A bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with loop to the reverse; central standing nimbate figure of St John the Baptist in loose robe supporting a figure of the Agnus Dei in one hand and pointing to it with the other; Lombardic script text between beaded borders '+ AGNE DEI MISERERE · MEI · QVI · CRIMINA · TOLL' (O Lamb of God who takes away offences, have mercy on me).
Provenance
The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.
Matrix Collection catalogue no.907.
Many of the seals within the collection were published in a book titled 'The Matrix Collection', by David Morris in 2012.
Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.
Footnotes
The legend is a paraphrase of John 1:29 where 'peccatum' (sins) stands instead of 'crimina' (offences).
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LOT 0288
English Medieval Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix with 'O Lamb of God, who takes away offences, have mercy upon me'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
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