MEDIEVAL BRONZE 'ST JOHN THE BAPTIST' OVAL SEAL MATRIX 14th century AD A 'chess piece' type stamp seal with hexagonal-section shank, collar and trefoil loop above; intaglio design of a standing figure of St John within an arcade with trefoils and tracery holding a circular object; a kneeling supplicant figure before, to the border the Lombardic script legend 'ECCExAGNVSxDEI' (Behold, the Lamb of God'); accompanied by an impression and collector's relevant data cards. 15 grams, 29mm (1 1/4"). Fine condition, small chip to edge. Provenance An important London collection of ecclesiastical seals, acquired since the 1970s; found Worcester, Worcestershire, UK. Footnotes The inscription on the seal is taken from John the Baptist's reference to Jesus in John 1:29 Ecce Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi ("Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world").
MEDIEVAL BRONZE 'ST JOHN THE BAPTIST' OVAL SEAL MATRIX 14th century AD A 'chess piece' type stamp seal with hexagonal-section shank, collar and trefoil loop above; intaglio design of a standing figure of St John within an arcade with trefoils and tracery holding a circular object; a kneeling supplicant figure before, to the border the Lombardic script legend 'ECCExAGNVSxDEI' (Behold, the Lamb of God'); accompanied by an impression and collector's relevant data cards. 15 grams, 29mm (1 1/4"). Fine condition, small chip to edge. Provenance An important London collection of ecclesiastical seals, acquired since the 1970s; found Worcester, Worcestershire, UK. Footnotes The inscription on the seal is taken from John the Baptist's reference to Jesus in John 1:29 Ecce Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi ("Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world").
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