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LOT 0866
Byzantine and Other Bronze Weight Collection
8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (270 grams total, 13-28 mm).
Comprising weights of various sizes and shapes, and bearing a variety of markings: ring-and-dot motifs, a cross; dimples. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Byzantine Bead Bracelet with Cross
15th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Restrung; composed of annular and biconvex carnelian beads, together with a bronze Christian cross with the Five Wounds of Christ represented as ring-and-dot ornament. 4.28 grams, 18 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Byzantine Bronze Ram Statuette
5th-8th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Depicted limp with a collar or wineskins draped around the waist, modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing and curled horns. 56 grams, 49 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Facetted hoop supporting an ellipsoid bezel with forked cross (crucifixus dolorosus )supporting a cross-in-roudel motif, cross potent to each flank. 4.20 grams, 24.91 mm overall, 20.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
