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LOT 0801
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Plate with Man and Beast
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (16.01 grams, 35 mm).
Heater-shaped with attachment lugs to the reverse; high-relief figural design, possibly 'Daniel in the Lion's Den'.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Byzantine Bronze Bread Stamp Group
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Comprising: one sub-rectangular in form with Greek capital letters (Mi, Iota, Iota, Tau and Tau, Iota, Eta) in raised relief, suspension lug to reverse; a leaf-shaped stamp with lugs to the perimeter and three raised letters to the centre, suspension lug to reverse. 40.8 grams total, 38 mm each
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
The larger bronze stamps are generally known in the relevant literature as bread stamps. These were used on the bread consecrated during the Holy Liturgy and then given to the believers as the Body of Christ during the Holy Communion, as well as to the bread which was given as a present at the end of the Liturgy, as 'Blessed bread' or Antidoron. Similar seals are still used today in the Orthodox Church.
