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LOT 1844
Medieval Bronze Crotal Bell with Bull's Head
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (21 grams, 32 mm).
Hollow-formed with slit and rumbler inside, bull-head motif with curved horns and scrolled ornament; possibly Irish workmanship. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
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 Gilt Bronze Limoges Saint Mount
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising a flat tongue-shaped body with segmented surface, enamelled blue and white panels; above the head modelled in the round with inset blue glass eyes. 24.7 grams, 62 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 Human Lower Jaw
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Mandible with sockets for the incisors and canines, some resorption of premolars and molars. 93 grams, 11.7 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. 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 collection only. -
Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Bassingbourn Family' Heraldic Casket Mount
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Heater-shaped with three radiating attachment lugs; reserved heraldic design 'gyronny of twelve' with enamelled interstitial panels to accept enamel fil. 12.56 grams, 56 mm
Found Nutley, Hampshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.BERK-DFB419. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The mount may have belonged to members of the Bassingbourn family, who bore arms blazoned 'gyronny of twelve, or and azure' in the 13th century. Possible owners include Warin de Bassingbourn, sheriff of Northants in 1267, who died in 1269; his son, Edmund, of Blyborough, Lincolnshire, who is recorded as active in 1282-1289; and Edmund's probable son, another Warin, who was recorded as serving in the Falkirk campaign of 1298 and was still alive in 1317.
