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LOT 2217
Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Stag
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.3 grams, 25.4 mm).
With central motif of a recumbent stag, border with legend '+ ALAS BOVES'; supplied with an impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
This is an example of a common legend, more commonly, ALAS BOVLES/BOWLES, which is associated with matrices bearing animal designs, but which has never been satisfactorily explained.
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LOT 2217
Medieval Bronze Round Seal Matrix with Stag
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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