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Hat badge, gold, enamelled, with the head of St John the Baptist on a platter, French, ca. 1500-1525. Hat badge, gold, enamelled. The circular badge with a cabled wire border, between cabled edging an openwork inscription 'INTER* NATOS* MVLIERVM* NON* SVR

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Hat badge, gold, enamelled, with the head of St John the Baptist on a platter, French, ca. 1500-1525. Hat badge, gold, enamelled. The circular badge with a cabled wire border, between cabled edging an openwork inscription 'INTER* NATOS* MVLIERVM* NON* SVREXSIT*' (Among them that are born of women, there hath not risen [a greater than John the Baptist]'. The inscription with remains of white opaque enamel, the florets between words with remains of green enamel. The central disc with the severed head of St John the Baptist on a fluted platter. The high relief head of the saint in white and gold enamel en ronde bosse, the platter with translucent red enamel. On the reverse are traces of a lead solder and traces of attachment loops  Gold, cast and enamelled.
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Title: Hat badge, gold, enamelled, with the head of St John the Baptist on a platter, French, ca. 1500-1525. Hat badge, gold, enamelled. The circular badge with a cabled wire border, between cabled edging an openwork inscription 'INTER* NATOS* MVLIERVM* NON* SVR
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Hat badge, gold, enamelled, with the head of St John the Baptist on a platter, French, ca.
1500-1525.
 Hat badge, gold, enamelled.
The circular badge with a cabled wire border, between cabled edging an openwork inscription 'INTER* NATOS* MVLIERVM* NON* SVREXSIT*' (Among them that are born of women, there hath not risen [a greater than John the Baptist]'.
The inscription with remains of white opaque enamel, the florets between words with remains of green enamel.
The central disc with the severed head of St John the Baptist on a fluted platter.
The high relief head of the saint in white and gold enamel en ronde bosse, the platter with translucent red enamel.
On the reverse are traces of a lead solder and traces of attachment loops  Gold, cast and enamelled.

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