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LOT 0401
Medieval Bronze Oval-Shaped Seal Matrix with Mary and Child
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (12.3 grams, 28 mm).
With tapering shank, collar and trefoil loop above; central motif of Mary and Child beneath a frond; pelletted border and legend 'AVE MARIA GRACIA' (Hail Mary [full of] Grace).
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 0401
Medieval Bronze Oval-Shaped Seal Matrix with Mary and Child
Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
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