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LOT 0373
Medieval Gilt Bronze Limoges Saint Mount
13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (24.7 grams, 62 mm).
Comprising a flat tongue-shaped body with segmented surface, enamelled blue and white panels; above the head modelled in the round with inset blue glass eyes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
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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From the collection of a West Yorkshire, UK, gentleman. 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.
