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LOT 1764
Medieval Lion Mask Seal Matrix
14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.4 grams, 22 mm).
Featuring a facetted hexagonal shank with lozenge-shaped pierced terminal, discoid matric bearing incuse design of a lion or beast's head facing and sticking its tongue out; surrounding Latin legend: 'OREDE MAChi', possibly for the more typical inscription 'CREDE MIChi' (Believe in Me); accompanied by an impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found North Dalton, Yorkshire, UK, 2008.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Published
Cf. Portable Antiquities Scheme report reference number NCL-B77801, for this item.
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