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LOT 2012

Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Bird

CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (10.2 grams, 32 mm).

Vesica type with loop to reverse; central perching bird motif with Lombardic script legend to the border '+ S' RICARDI DE FORDERIA' (seal of Richard of Ford...'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman.
Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Harvey, P.D.A. & McGuinness, A., A Guide to British Medieval Seals, British Library, London, 1996, item 69, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 2012

Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Bird

Sold for (Inc. bp): £624

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