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LOT 1896
Medieval Hinged Tag
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.2 grams, 23 mm).
Tongue-shaped in plan with two hinge knuckles to the upper edge, incised geometric patterns to obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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