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LOT 1735
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix with Agnus Dei
CIRCA 1200-1400 A.D.
1 in. (5.31 grams, 26 mm).
With drop-shaped suspension lug at the top; showing a lamb with a cross above and below, a pelican in its piety, inscription around the edge reading: '+[...]M[...]H[...]H[...]NI I E(/C)I'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Colne Engaine, Braintree, Essex, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-6DEFEF.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1735
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix with Agnus Dei
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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