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LOT 1329
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Plate with Lion of Saint Mark
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.2 grams, 30.5 mm).
Rectangular plaque with two loops and a low-relief image of a facing lion with emphasised head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1329
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Plate with Lion of Saint Mark
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Byzantine Terracotta Roundel with Cross
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Circular disc with a central cross motif surrounded by a wreath. 10 grams, 33.7 mm
From the late collection of a Cornish couple, formed from the early 1990s. -
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Slipper-shaped in plan with spike handle, raised rim to the filler hole, broad shoulder with raised radiating bars, stub nozzle, low basal ring, with inked inscription to verso which reads: '11-6-1963 / Front the old / ROMAN CITY / SEBASTIA / SAMARIA'. 83 grams, 89 mm
From a late Hampshire gentleman's collection, formed from the 1960s.
The shape of the lamp is similar to that of the candlestick-type lamps. The form of the channel and the handle point to a late date, i.e., the end of the 7th or the beginning of the 8th century A.D. -
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Byzantine Bronze Buckle and Openwork Plate
7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising integral plate and loop, with articulated flat tongue; openwork design of lobed crosses around a cinquefoil; rivet to each corner (two absent). 20.39 grams, 64 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
