Medieval Silvered Bronze Heraldic Mount

1400-1600 A.D.

1 1/8 in. (3.86 grams, 29 mm).

Flat in section and formed as a four-pointed mullet with incised border, the field subdivided into four heraldic panels, two with a hatched cross patonce, two others with martlets and fleurs-de-lis; bent into an S-curve, perhaps as a love-token. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Tuesday, 1st April 2025 in Somersham, Suffolk, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-931219.

CONDITION

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LOT 1867