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.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

Footnotes

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2217