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LOT 1870
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Stag's Head
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.2 grams, 23 mm).
With pierced trefoil lug and facetted shank, central motif a facing stag's head with cross motif between the antlers, enigmatic legend to the border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a Norfolk, UK, collector.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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