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LOT 1911
Medieval Ecclesiastical Oval Chess-Piece Type Seal Matrix
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.1 grams, 26 mm).
Oval seal with a tapering hexagonal-section handle surmounted by a suspension loop, underside with a standing nimbate Saint Catherine, a wheel to her side and an inscription 'SAVNC[T]A CATRINA' surrounding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1911
Medieval Ecclesiastical Oval Chess-Piece Type Seal Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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