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LOT 0972
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Group
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (8.5 grams total, 34-39 mm).
Comprising two cross pommée pendants, one with ring-and-dot motifs, the other with pointillé decoration. [2]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0972
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
Circa 6th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 280 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
With inscription '+ΘKEB / OΘTO / ΔΟΛΟ / ΤΘΛΑ' for 'ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΛ ΤΩ ΔΟΥΛΩ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΛΑΔΕ' (Mother of God, help Lades, the servant of God). 13.1 grams, 18 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. -
Byzantine Steatite Mount with a Saint
12th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Showing a bust of a man dressed in a cloak and with his head turned to look over his right shoulder; rectangular in plan with rounded corners. 2.52 grams, 19 mm
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, 2003. Private collection, Europe. -
Post Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Formed as a wire rod in a cruciform design of four looped arms, with tightly-wound wire forming the panels and external loops; suspension loop and ring. 7.1 grams, 63 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
