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LOT 1491
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant with Reverse Inscription
10TH-12TH CENTURY AD.
2 1/2 in. (36 grams, 65 mm).
Heavy cross pendant showing a nimbate robed figure on one side holding a staff and a thurible, a Greek inscription on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market in the 1990s.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 1491
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant with Reverse Inscription
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Dove
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid plaque with incuse perching dove, head turned to the rear with a wreath in its beak. 3.99 grams, 21.35 mm overall, 16.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Byzantine Gold Ring with Inscription
Circa 7th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Slender hoop and integral scaphoid plaque, three-line Greek legend 'KEBO IΘI ANACTACI'. 2.08 grams, 20.81 mm overall, 18.42 x 15.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
The ring belongs to the category of Romano-Eastern rings with an applied bezel, a type particularly common between the 6th and 8th centuries AD. The inscription recites 'KE BOIΘI ANACTACI'. i.e. ‘Κύριε Boήθει Aναστασi’ (Lord help Anastasius). -
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Roundel Decoration
Holy Land, circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The body with roundel decoration in relief, small stub handle to the rear and a triangular spout. 83 grams, 96 mm
Ex J. Zadok & Sons, 18, King David Road, Jerusalem, Israel. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a certificate of antiquity issued by J. Zadok & Sons.
