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LOT 0390
Large Medieval Bronze Oval-Shaped Seal Matrix with 'Saint John, Pray for Me'
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (22.4 grams, 30 mm).
Chessman seal with tapering shank and trefoil loop above, image of a robed and bearded saint holding a disc with a kneeling figure praying at his feet, all within an ornate arch with crocketting and 'MARIA' legend below, pelletted border; legend 'SCA IOH'ES ORA. PRO. ME' (Saint John, Pray for me).
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 0390
Large Medieval Bronze Oval-Shaped Seal Matrix with 'Saint John, Pray for Me'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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