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LOT 1683
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with 'Hail Mary, Full of Grace'
1300-1400 A.D.
1 in. (12.5 grams, 24 mm).
Chessman seal with facetted body, knop finial; design of Mary standing holding the infant Jesus, legend to the rim '* AVE MARIA GRATIA' (Hail, Mary, [full] of Grace). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-07440C.
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LOT 1683
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with 'Hail Mary, Full of Grace'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
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