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LOT 0385
Large Medieval Bronze Ecclesiastical Seal Matrix
14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (16.8 grams, 41 mm).
Depicting a female saint at the centre, standing right on a bird, uncertain inscription in right field, enigmatic surrounding legend: 'S : FRIS : ROPOAYM POR : DE NORTOR/E'; suspension loop and rib to reverse; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFound by eye in Widford Parish in the 1970s, next to the old Salt Way to the Royal Parish of Bampton, Oxfordshire, UK.
Accompanied by a print out about Widford and the church of St. Oswald, Oxon.
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Excellent condition
with Ansorena, 10 November 2014, lot 456. Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11742-202064.
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