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LOT 1882
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.61 grams, 18 mm).
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with chamfered border. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near Feltwell, Norfolk, UK.
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.
Literature
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 939-41.
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