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LOT 1984
Medieval Pilgrim's Waymark Stone with Cross
13TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
15 1/8 in. (14.3 kg, 38.5 cm).
Irregular fragment with reserved expanding-arm cross in high-relief.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
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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