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Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Saint Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Saint Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Saint
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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]

Provenance

Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

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LOT 1350

Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Saint

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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