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LOT 1843
Medieval and Other Bronze and Lead Artefact Group
9TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 3/8 in. (714 grams total, 15-62 mm).
Including decorative studs, a whistle, thimbles, buttons and other items, mainly from Bildeston Church Farm, Suffolk. [85, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
N.B. This lot is for UK buyers only.
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Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant Group
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including quatrefoil, scallop and other types each with enamelled heraldic design. 31.9 grams total, 31-37 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Pope Honorius III Lead Papal Bulla
1216-1227 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'HONO/RIVS/.PP.III.', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 51 grams, 41 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Honorius III, born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death. A canon at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, he came to hold a number of important administrative positions, including that of Camerlengo. -
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Heater-shaped with integral loop, reserved lion rampant in red enamel. 14.19 grams, 45 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
