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Estimate
GBP (£) 800 - 1,200
EUR (€) 960 - 1,440
USD ($) 1,010 - 1,510
13TH CENTURY AD
3/4" (2.29 grams, 19mm).
A pendant formed as a miniature bible or book (St. Mark) with two rectangular pages, rectilinear hatched grid to each face, ribbed loops forming a hinge secured by a pin with polyhedral head and attachment loop, separate loop attached to the exterior of one page.
PROVENANCE:
Found Cliffe, Kent, 2008. Disclaimed under the Treasure Act, reference 2008T439, relevant documentation accompanies the item.
PUBLISHED:
The circumstances of the item's discovery were reported in the article How I Found a 13th Century Gold Pendant in Treasure Hunting magazine, April, 2010 written in the name of Paul Andrews, and it appeared on the front cover; a copy of the magazine accompanies the pendant.
FOOTNOTES:
The magazine article details the finder's experiences in finding the miniature gold book, a find without close parallels from the medieval period.
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