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LOT 1337
Large Medieval Lead Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (19.9 grams, 36 mm).
With central fleur-de-lys motif and legend '+ S’HELIE BERC[--]OR'; lug to the reverse and lozenge grid with pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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