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Large Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix for Mark, Matthew, Luke, John Large Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix for Mark, Matthew, Luke, John Large Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix for Mark, Matthew, Luke, John Large Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix for Mark, Matthew, Luke, John Large Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix for Mark, Matthew, Luke, John Large Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix for Mark, Matthew, Luke, John
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LOT 0391

Large Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix for Mark, Matthew, Luke, John

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (29.8 grams, 41 mm).

Chessman matrix with tapering shank, gusseted collar, openwork trefoil and loop above; escutcheon with Mary and Infant Jesus and kneeling supplicant within a rosette; legend to the border 'MARCVS MAT[..]VS LVCAS IOHNIS' (Mark, Matthew, Luke, John).

Provenance

Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

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LOT 0391

Large Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix for Mark, Matthew, Luke, John

Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

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