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LOT 2160
Medieval Madonna and Child Pilgrim's Pendant
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (12.87 grams, 45.4 mm).
Showing the crowned Madonna in three-quarter view, holding the infant Jesus on her lap, loop on the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex European collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information card.
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