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LOT 1801
Medieval Lead Cross Pendant
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (4.82 grams, 30 mm).
Expanding arms with pellet to each corner, raised decoration to both faces, integral suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Norri collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s.
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Medieval and Later Artefact Group
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Medieval Bronze Mallet
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a drum-shaped head with striking face below, integral columnar handle; possibly a medicinal pestle. 217 grams, 82 mm
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Medieval Bronze Chess Piece Personal Seal Matrix with Fox-Bishop
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With a beaded border, a long-eared fox with a bishop’s crozier preaches to a congregation of birds; this hugely popular satirical motif in which the pastor becomes the predator, preying on his flock, was originally directed against the mendicant friars but soon came to criticise the regular clergy too; the two pairs of letters, either side of the ‘preacher’, appear to read 'IE ME', perhaps Anglo-Norman for ‘I love’. 7.09 grams, 18.65 mm high
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
