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LOT 1148
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (6.04 grams, 40 mm).
Expanding arm cross with a low-relief nimbate Corpus Christi. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
Circa 10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Cruciform plaque pierced for suspension at the upper edge, obverse with low-relief robed figure in orans pose. 3.02 grams, 31 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. -
Christian 'First Passion, Entry into Jerusalem' Terracotta Pilgrim's Token
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Plano-convex in section with impressed design of a nimbate figure riding a donkey led by a facing robed figure, cross to the rear, all within a pelletted border. 6.09 grams, 25 mm
Ex important Christian collection, 1970s. -
Byzantine Bone Ring with Dove
Circa 5th-6th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Christian image of a dove resting modelled in the round on rectangular bezel, hoop and the dove's body both decorated with hatching. 9.08 grams, 40.97 mm overall, 19.28 x 18.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Family collection formed in the 1970s. Ex property of a London lady. Northern Ireland collection.
