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LOT 0408
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix with Mary and Child
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.2 grams, 26 mm).
With central 'Virgin standing holding child' motif, linear border and legend '+ + AVE MARIA GRA.PLENA. DNS TECV'' (Hail mary full of Grace, the Lord [be] with you); loop to the reverse.
Provenance
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 0408
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix with Mary and Child
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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