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LOT 1552
Medieval Agate and Other Bead Group
15TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/8 - 20 7/8 in. (330 grams total, 1.1-53 cm).
Composed mainly of facetted beads, together with glass and quartz examples, including beads of animal form. [64, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Group
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising eight caltrops, hand-forged with square-section spikes. 439 grams total, 88-95 mm
Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.
Caltrops were scattered on battlefields in an effort to stop or slow advancing enemy cavalry or foot soldiers; regardless of how a caltrop lands, one spike is always facing upwards. In 1082, Emperor Alexios Komnenos used caltrops against the Norman cavalry in the Balkans but the Normans avoided them by flanking the Roman line. -
Medieval Lion Mask Seal Matrix
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Featuring a facetted hexagonal shank with lozenge-shaped pierced terminal, discoid matric bearing incuse design of a lion or beast's head facing and sticking its tongue out; surrounding Latin legend: 'OREDE MAChi', possibly for the more typical inscription 'CREDE MIChi' (Believe in Me); accompanied by an impression. 4.4 grams, 22 mm
Found North Dalton, Yorkshire, UK, 2008. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. -
Medieval Gilt Silver Saint Simeon
Germany, Upper Rhine, circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Holding the Infant Christ, modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic features, standing bare-footed on a plinth and wearing floor length robes. 14 grams, 4 cm
Austrian private collection since circa 1995. with ImKinsky Auctions 24 June 2020, lot 538 (part). Ex central London gallery.
