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LOT 1350
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Saint
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.21 grams, 32 mm).
Obverse with low-relief Christ enthroned holding orb and sceptre, regal crown; reverse with low-relief 'ihs' christogram. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
