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LOT 1407
Large Medieval Lead Round Seal Matrix with Pentagram for Robert son of Wigmær
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (27.2 grams, 52 mm).
With pierced tag, central incised pentagram with impressed pellets, legend to the border ' + SIGIŁŁ ROBERTI FILI VVIMERI' (seal of Robert son of Wigmær). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1407
Large Medieval Lead Round Seal Matrix with Pentagram for Robert son of Wigmær
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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