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LOT 1621
Medieval Lead Figural Amulet
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (19.8 grams, 43 mm).
Formed as a stylised androgynous figure modelled in the half-round with stylised detailing, legs drawn up to chest and arms folded across the stomach. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEuropean collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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