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LOT 0832

Estimate
GBP (£) 800 - 1,200
EUR (€) 940 - 1,410
USD ($) 1,020 - 1,530

MEDIEVAL GOLD 'BOOK OF ST. MARK' PENDANT
13TH CENTURY AD
3/4" (2.29 grams, 19mm).

A pendant formed as a miniature bible or book (St. Mark) with two rectangular pages, rectilinear hatched grid to each face, ribbed loops forming a hinge secured by a pin with polyhedral head and attachment loop, separate loop attached to the exterior of one page.

PROVENANCE:
Found Cliffe, Kent, 2008. Disclaimed under the Treasure Act, reference 2008T439, relevant documentation accompanies the item.

PUBLISHED:
The circumstances of the item's discovery were reported in the article How I Found a 13th Century Gold Pendant in Treasure Hunting magazine, April, 2010 written in the name of Paul Andrews, and it appeared on the front cover; a copy of the magazine accompanies the pendant.

FOOTNOTES:
The magazine article details the finder's experiences in finding the miniature gold book, a find without close parallels from the medieval period.

CONDITION