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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).
ProvenanceFound 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
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