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LOT 0167
Byzantine Bronze Cooking Cauldron with Lidded Container for Steaming
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (406 grams, 16 cm high).
Composed of a hemispherical body and piriform lid with flange to the equator, hollow-formed lid and base with foot and removeable balustered finial with discoid cap to apex; body with two leaf-shaped plaques with loops to support the articulate round-section handle; body and lid decorated with dense feather or leaf detailing; very rare to find as complete.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
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LOT 0167
Byzantine Bronze Cooking Cauldron with Lidded Container for Steaming
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Byzantine Gold Strap End with Facing Figure
Circa 9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
The hollow-formed, tongue-shaped body adorned with a filigree border, repoussé figure with pellets on the torso and serpents framing the head. 7.40 grams, 39 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Bird and Greek Inscription
Circa 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of a slender hoop expanding to facetted shoulders, octagonal bezel engraved with a bird standing left at centre, Greek or pseudo Greek text in the surrounding field. 10.13 grams, 24.76 mm overall, 21.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)
UK private collection formed before 2000. Ex North London, UK, gallery.
