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LOT 1788
Medieval Lead Cover with Cross
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (183 grams, 73 mm).
Discoid plaque with rolled rim and central socket; underside with incised cross motif, possibly later. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector, established from the earlier 1960s.
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