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Large bronze medallion depicting battle scene (Granada?).

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Periods & Styles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Large bronze medallion depicting battle scene (Granada?).
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Large bronze medallion depicting battle scene (Granada?). 52.6 grams, 2-1/2" in diameter. Very ornate object of unknown purpose, with convex center showing 2 mounted fighters with oval shields facing each other above a man fending off lions with his bare hands, series of octopus-like pomegranates around the flat rim with one hole on each side, dark brown in color with hints of pink, probably an important piece in its time. Found at a ca.-1590 Spanish colonial site in the southern Caribbean