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LOT 1930
Medieval Inscribed Bronze Purse Bar
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (58 grams, 15.1 cm).
With niello-filled legend to the bar: 'AVE MARIA GACIA PLE' and to reverse 'A DOMINV TE CVM *'; central heater-shaped plaque with niello-filled 'W' to one face and 'IHS' monogram to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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LOT 1930
Medieval Inscribed Bronze Purse Bar
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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