LOT 4172
Byzantine Bronze Amulet. After circa 10th century AD.
Ο Α ΘΕΟ-ΔΟΡΟC(sic), facing bust of Saint Theodore, nimbate, holding spear with right hand and sword with left / Blank. Condition as seen.(74gr, 47mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4172
Byzantine Bronze Amulet.
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Bronze Weight or Amulet. 7th-10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rectangular flat-section weight with low-relief motif of a standing two-headed figure / Blank. 5.17gr, 20mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a London collector; acquired before 1980. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
This is probably a folk amulet depicting a schematic representation of two saints. Images of paired saints at this period are limited to a known few which would suggest that the figures could be saints. -
Islamic Square Bronze Weight of 12(?) Dirham. Circa 7th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Square weight decorated with motifs of annulets-in-circles / Blank. 41.31gr, 34mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Medieval Lead Lion Weight or Amulet. Circa 15th-16th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Plano-convex in section with lion-mask detailing to the obverse. 52.60gr, 40mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.
