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LOT 1932
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.
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LOT 1932
Medieval Inscribed Bronze Purse Bar
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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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.
