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LOT 1716
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix for William Willmott
13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (17.4 grams, 29 mm).
Discoid with small lobe handle to the reverse, central floral motif and legend surrounding reading '+S WILLI WILIMOT' for 'seal of William Wilimot'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of Paul Moore, West Sussex, UK, 1990s.
Accompanied by an old laminated dealer's ticket.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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