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LOT 0790
Byzantine Bread Seal with Cross
6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (83 grams, 59 mm).
A stone or ceramic bread seal with rectangular base and two sub-triangular sidewalls, base with expanding-arm cross in relief to centre, annulet at centre and to each arm, likely representing the Five Wounds of Christ; pierced through apex for suspension.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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Byzantine Silver Ring with Cross
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A silver ring composed of a slender hoop decorated with raised chevrons, supporting a quatrefoil bezel displaying a Christian cross composed of shallow dimples, enclosed by a dimpled border tracing the four surrounding lobes. 3.56 grams, 21.53 mm overall, 18.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
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Byzantine Bracelet with Cross
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £203
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Fine condition.
Acquired Munich, Germany, late 1990s. Property of an East London gentleman.
