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LOT 0586
Estimate
GBP (£) 4,000 - 6,000
EUR (€) 4,800 - 7,200
USD ($) 5,320 - 7,980
BYZANTINE BRONZE OPENWORK CENSER
6TH-12TH CENTURY AD
7" (633 grams, 18cm).
6TH-12TH CENTURY AD
7" (633 grams, 18cm).
A discoid pan with three splayed claw feet, openwork scrolled dome with drum-shaped upper surmounted by a bird; chain attached to the bird's back, separate hinge-lugs attached to the frame.
PROVENANCE:
From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s.
