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LOT 1956
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Bust
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.37 grams, 27 mm).
Vesica type with median strap and loop to the reverse; incuse profile bust and Lombardic script legend to the border '+ S' PETR' D' WESTWELC[..]' (seal of Peter of West Welc...). [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.
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