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LOT 1847
Large Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Bartolomeus
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.
11/4 in. (28.7 grams, 40 mm).
Discoid with incised border and central hexafoil with pellets between the petals; Lombardic script legend '+ SIGILL : BARTOLOMEI' (seal of Bartholomew'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
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