MEDIEVAL BRONZE 'ST JOHN THE BAPTIST' OVAL SEAL MATRIX 14th century AD A 'chess piece' type stamp seal with hexagonal-section shank, collar and loop above; intaglio design of a facing nimbate figure of St John standing with frond and holding a miniature lamb-and-flag icon; to the border the Lombardic script legend 'ECCE AGNVS D[?]EI' (Behold, the lamb of God); accompanied by an impression and collector's relevant data cards. 11 grams, 28mm (1"). Very fine condition. Provenance An important London collection of ecclesiastical seals, acquired since the 1970's; found Knapton, Yorkshire, 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 loop above; intaglio design of a facing nimbate figure of St John standing with frond and holding a miniature lamb-and-flag icon; to the border the Lombardic script legend 'ECCE AGNVS D[?]EI' (Behold, the lamb of God); accompanied by an impression and collector's relevant data cards. 11 grams, 28mm (1"). Very fine condition. Provenance An important London collection of ecclesiastical seals, acquired since the 1970's; found Knapton, Yorkshire, 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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