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LOT 0389
Large Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for John the Clerk of Hilgay
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (12.5 grams, 39 mm).
With central 'pelican in her piety' motif, linear border and legend '+ S' IOH'IS. CŁCI. DE.HELEGEIA.' (seal of John the clerk of Hilgay); strap and loop to the reverse.
Provenance
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Footnotes
Hilgay is a parish in Norfolk, near Downham Market.
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LOT 0389
Large Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for John the Clerk of Hilgay
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Large Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for John the Clerk of Hilgay
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With central 'pelican in her piety' motif, linear border and legend '+ S' IOH'IS. CŁCI. DE.HELEGEIA.' (seal of John the clerk of Hilgay); strap and loop to the reverse. 12.5 grams, 39 mm
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
Hilgay is a parish in Norfolk, near Downham Market.
