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LOT 0400
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Henry of Thorp
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (12.4 grams, 32 mm).
With central St. Michael slaying the dragon with cross-topped lance motif motif, pelletted border and legend '+ S' HENRICI DE THOR[P]' (seal of Henry of Thorp); strap and loop to the reverse.
Provenance
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Footnotes
The placename may be Thorpe Market, Norfolk.
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LOT 0400
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Henry of Thorp
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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