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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ
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LOT 2161

Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ

CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (19.2 grams, 21 mm).

Squat in profile with pierced bulb above the discoid base, incuse nimbate bust to underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 733, for type.

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The Kal Noselson Medieval Collection (Lots 330-335 & 2160-2168)

LOT 2161

Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ

Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)

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