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Large Medieval Heraldic Tile with the Heads of Three Africans within a Shield Large Medieval Heraldic Tile with the Heads of Three Africans within a Shield Large Medieval Heraldic Tile with the Heads of Three Africans within a Shield
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LOT 1823

Large Medieval Heraldic Tile with the Heads of Three Africans within a Shield

NORMANDY, 15TH CENTURY A.D.

8 5/8 in. (2.65 kg, 22 cm).

Square in plan and thick in section; upper face with reserved heater shield, chevron between three profile 'Moor's head' motifs. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Benjamin Proust, Paris, 2015.

Footnotes

The Moor's head motif appears on the heraldry of Sardinia, Corsica and other Mediterranean locations.

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LOT 1823

Large Medieval Heraldic Tile with the Heads of Three Africans within a Shield

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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