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LOT 1862
Medieval Gilt Bronze Mount of Saint Mark with Lion
FRENCH, 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (21.37 grams, 36 mm high).
Showing the robed saint seated on a low chair with a lion, his emblem, at his feet, originally an element from a processional cross; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
LiteratureA similar composition can be found in a pair of gilded copper reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession numbers 2012.70.1, 2012.70.2.
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