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LOT 1874
Medieval Knight's Bronze Openwork Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (21.4 grams, 56 mm).
Comprising a circular frame with punched-point ornament and integral loop; low-relief advancing wolf with gaping jaws and raised tail.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 1874
Medieval Knight's Bronze Openwork Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Eastern Medieval Bronze Ring with Zoomorphic Design
11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Flat-section hoop and discoid bezel with incused stylised animal. 2.49 grams, 21.31 mm overall, 18.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Found Hampshire, UK. Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
These banded rings, made of bronze sheet with a flattened ellipsoidal bezel, could be decorated with geometric or animal ornaments executed by shallow carving. The animal repertoire was borrowed from the contemporary Romanesque art. -
Medieval Seal Matrix with the Virgin and Child
England, 12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
Vesica-shaped seal with central motif of the Virgin Mary enthroned and holding the Christ Child, set within an architectural framework; surrounding Lombardicscript legend reading: SISLVnT · ALnD · GRAnO · AnIMA · IOhIS (formula invoking prayer for the soul of John). 25.9 grams, 42 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Little Houghton, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (mPAS) report no.LEIC-27E12C.
Such inscriptions are characteristic of personal seals used by clerical or devout lay owners.
