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LOT 0348

Medieval Silver Medallion with Scenes of the Resurrection

SOUTHERN GERMANY, CIRCA 1300 A.D.

1 1/2 in. (2.90 grams, 37 mm).

Discoid with beaded border, repoussé scene with lancet-arch arcade, nimbate Christ seated on a throne in majesty with orb and sceptre in his hands, in front of him Mary Magdalene, behind and below him the sleeping guards of the Holy Sepulchre; attachment holes to the rim. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Peter Szuhay, 2005.
Ex private collection, Suffolk, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12055-217473.

Published

Fogg, S., Treasury Objects of the Middle Ages, London, 2021, p.29.

Literature

Cf. Seyderhelm, B., Goldschmiedekunst des Mittelalters. Im Gebrauch der Gemeinden über Jahrhunderte bewahrt, Maagdeburg, 2001, cat.7, for a silver goblet decorated by similar medallions.

Footnotes

These silver-gilt medallions with scenes of the Christ's life (here the Anastasis) in repoussé, are showing Gothic architectural features characteristic of the 14th century A.D., which are often represented in artworks of the late Medieval age including manuscript illuminations and stained glass. Interestingly, the representation of the guards show a typical military costume of Medieval Germany of the same period, with chapel-de-fer and triangular shield.

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LOT 0348

Medieval Silver Medallion with Scenes of the Resurrection

Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)

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