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LOT 1408
Medieval Bronze Shield-Shaped Seal Matrix
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.47 grams, 20 mm).
Of chess piece type with looped handle; the shield-shaped die with a stag's head, cross above and an inscribed panel above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Northampton, UK.
FootnotesThe cross alludes to the Vision of St Eustace (also of St. Hubert) who saw the Crucifixion between the antlers of a stag. For a similar seal see PAS database SWYOR-1ES497 where the inscription above reads LELS (for LEL SV, ‘I am loyal’) – the present inscription is probably a debased version of this.
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