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LOT 1283
Medieval Bronze Altar Cross Base with Cross Potent
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (149 grams, 74 mm wide).
Flared discoid base with central dome, pierced to accept the shank of a cross; incised borders and cross potent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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