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LOT 1351
Large Medieval Round Lead Seal Matrix for John de la Rhodes
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (18.7 grams, 40 mm).
With central fleur-de-lys and Lombardic script legend to the border 'S'. IOH'IS : DE : LARODE' (seal of John de la Rode/Rhodes). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Accompanied by an old Norfolk Castle Museum record slip.
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LOT 1351
Large Medieval Round Lead Seal Matrix for John de la Rhodes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 2.14 grams, 28 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.
