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LOT 2115
Medieval Bronze Saint Barbara Pilgrim's Badge
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.53 grams, 24 mm).
Nimbate Saint Barbara standing next to a tower with three windows and holding a palm frond, modelled in the half-round. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
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