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LOT 1947
Medieval and Later Bronze Ring Collection
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 7/8 in. (19.9 grams total, 19-22 mm).
Including pyramid bezel, ellipsoid bezel, hatched panel and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Medieval Bronze and Lead Artefact Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: a bronze spur fragment; a five-pointed bronze rowel; and a lead pilgrim's ampulla. 71.9 grams total, 32-61 mm
From the collections of Cornwall and Gloucestershire, UK, gentlemen. Property of a private collector, West London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Head
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Irregular panel in a lead frame with profile bust of an elderly bearded man. 87 grams, 14.2 cm
with Rieunier & Associes, Paris, 25 October 2004, no.52 [Part]. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising a single cutting edge and scale tang; bifacial pommel engraved with a female figure to one face and an enigmatic design to the other. 35 grams, 17 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
There were four essential ways to carry the small knifes in late Middle Ages: a) with the scabbard tucked diagonally behind belt, without suspension loop; b) without scabbard, simply thrust through the purse of the belt; c) with the scabbard tied horizontally at waist with suspension holes in the widened handle flap; d) suspended vertically from thong looped over the belt, in the scabbard.
