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LOT 2124

Stuart Period Bronze Four-Way Seal Matrix

CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (26.2 grams, 39 mm).

Comprising four trumpet-shaped arms radiating from a central cube, each with a discoid head; motifs comprising: an agnus dei (lamb and flag), a two-headed spread eagle, a stag passant, a cockerel, each in a beaded border.

Provenance

Found Lincolnshire, UK.

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LOT 2124

Stuart Period Bronze Four-Way Seal Matrix

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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