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LOT 1820
Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Group
13TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 3/8 in. (235 grams total, 16-62 mm).
Including trade tokens, bag-seals, a furniture fitting and other items. [27, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom various collections, acquired circa 1950-early 2000s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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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.
