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LOT 0385
Medieval Bronze Heraldic Personal Seal Matrix
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (15.08 grams, 25 mm).
Plano-convex type, discoid in plan with loop and strap to reverse; heraldic heater shield with quartered design of lion rampant and fleur-de-lys; legend to border 'S'GERARDUS DE BINIBIO'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection, Bournemouth, UK.
Ex Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2001.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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Acquired Lukas Pearsie, Suffolk, 2012. Property of a Kent collector. From the N.J. collection, Leicester, UK.
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