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LOT 2186
Medieval Bronze Ring with Pentagram
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.73 grams, 21.93 mm overall, 17.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
The hoop with a sunburst motif on one side and a large oval bezel with a pentagram motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Medieval Pewter Circular Pilgrim's Badge
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Discoid in plan with raised rim and inner ring with spokes, central boss and radiating arms and interstitial pellets. 12.42 grams, 32 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Bell
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Conical body divided into hatched segments, horizontal band of pellets and triangles on the lower edge. 2.16 grams, 16.5 mm
Found on the Thames foreshore in the 1970s. From a late London, UK, gentleman's collection. -
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Calvary and Dragon-Slaying
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Discoid in plan with bifacial low-relief imagery: Obverse - Calvary scene with Corpus Christi and flanking mourners; Reverse - hatched field with supine dragon, triumphant robed and crowned figure holding aloft a cross piercing the dragon's mouth. 5.63 grams, 28 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The imagery may represent St George slaying the dragon, although he is usually pictured nimbate and on horseback. Alternatively, it may show Christ overcoming Satan in the form of a dragon in the Harrowing of Hell episode.
