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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.
Provenance
Acquired 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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