Noonans
Auction 264 15-16 Nov 2022
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14th century, bronze circular seal matrix, 2.2cm diameter by 2.9cm high, with conical hexagonal handle terminating in a trefoil-shaped loop; the face has a design of a man (Jacob) standing beside a ladder of seven rungs, crescent and star above with the inscription savnte lavrenei (Save the Day). Good very fine £100-£120
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Jacob's Ladder leads to Heaven, establishing contact between God and Man in the book of Genesis.
14th century, bronze circular seal matrix, 2.2cm diameter by 2.9cm high, with conical hexagonal handle terminating in a trefoil-shaped loop; the face has a design of a man (Jacob) standing beside a ladder of seven rungs, crescent and star above with the inscription savnte lavrenei (Save the Day). Good very fine £100-£120
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Jacob's Ladder leads to Heaven, establishing contact between God and Man in the book of Genesis.