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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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Medieval and Other Artefact Group
12th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including buckle loops and plates, buttons, finger rings, brooches, jetons, clay pipe, and other items. 2.87 kg total, 13-98 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
N.B. This lot is for UK purchase only. -
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 1.25 grams, 22 mm
Found Nottinghamshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Lozenge Cross
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With D-section expanding hoop, stylised masks on the shoulders, raised discoid bezel with a cross on hatched background. 13.04 grams, 26.22 mm overall, 19.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
