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LOT 0971
Byzantine Bifacial Gemstone with Religious Scenes
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.96 grams, 21 mm).
To one face an incuse cross above an agnus dei, to the other Christ enthroned in majesty with worshipper.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
From a gentleman's private collection.
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LOT 0971
Byzantine Bifacial Gemstone with Religious Scenes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Turco-Mongol 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Piriform body with vertical bands of pellets and roundels, knop finial, tiered and domed filler-hole, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick, used as a hand grenade. 755 grams, 15 cm
From a specialist collection of militaria, London, UK, collected 1990s onwards.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form. -
Byzantine Gold Staff Finial
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Central conical tube with three hollow radiating bulbs, all with applied filigree and bands of granulation, replicating a flower bulb. 5.09 grams, 31 mm
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s. -
Byzantine Gold Cross Pendant
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Hollow-formed sheet gold cruciform pendant with filigree ropework to the end of each expanding tubular arm, band of beading to the upper face of each arm and central pellet; bale to the upper end. 3.67 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12114-218167.
