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LOT 1920
Medieval Bronze Pilgrim's Badge Pair
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (55 grams total, 60 mm each).
Each appliqué formed as a profile horse and rider; the horse advancing with head erect and detailed bridle and harness; rider with feathered cap, knee-length tunic, holding a baton or sword in one hand. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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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