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LOT 0209
Byzantine Bronze Bread Stamp Seal
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (88 grams, 70 mm).
With sturdy loop to reverse, reserved text 'O / ITΛΠΥ / Υ'.
ProvenanceAcquired in London in 2011.
European private collection.
See Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 725-726, for type and discussion.
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Byzantine Bronze Artefact Group
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising: a large bronze buckle with thick round-section loop, ribbed tongue with acanthus-leaf design in-high relief, two pierced lugs to the reverse; a smaller buckle with long plate decorated with openwork geometric forms; a small seal box shaped as a youthful head with details on hair and face, open catch at the top. 107 grams total, 39-68 mm
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