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LOT 1911
Medieval Pilgrim's Waymark Stone with Cross
13TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
20 1/4 in. (17.7 kg, 51.5 cm).
Irregular fragment with one worked face, reserved expanding-arm cross in high-relief.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
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