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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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Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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The suspension loop with beaded border; finely granulated star pattern; raised rib highlighted with beads of gold to the centre; the lower body of the pendant decorated with filigree triangles, a trail of lines leading to a central gold boss, each segment with a small bead of gold. 1.74 grams, 15 mm
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12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Discoid bezel with incuse rampant griffin. 3.54 grams, 21.36 mm overall, 16.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
