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LOT 1886
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.16 grams, 30 mm).
Scaphoid in plan with loop to reverse, central motif of two clasped hands (mane-in-fede), enigmatic legend to the border '*INSVINSOLDEMMAL[..]'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from a Norfolk, UK, collector.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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