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LOT 1927
Medieval Bronze Inscribed Seal Matrix
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.42 grams, 24 mm).
Chessman-type with pierced lug, underside with incuse nest and three fledglings on a hatched field, legend to the perimeter: '+ SVMNEP[..]AUVI'. [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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