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LOT 0403
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Matilda of Eastmoor
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.4 grams, 28 mm).
With central 'dove with olive branch' motif, pelletted border and legend '+ S' MATILD' DE HESTMORE' (seal of Matilda of Eastmoor); strap and loop to the reverse.
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
'Hestmore' is Eastmoor spelt with 'intrusive 'h''. The reference is to a place in Somerset belonging to Glastonbury Abbey.
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LOT 0403
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix for Matilda of Eastmoor
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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