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LOT 1347
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (11.44 grams, 55 mm).
Formed of expanding round-section arms with a raised plaque at the centre on both sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £278
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Byzantine Period Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Slipper type with a wide nozzle and a raised handle with pellet and ring-and-dot decoration to the rear, three vertical bands behind the handle, a band of pellets surrounding the filler-hole. 104 grams, 10.6 cm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s. -
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Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Rectangular with rounded corners and pierced lug to each short side; low-relief scene with a horseman brandishing a spear against an infantryman with spear and shield; foliage and baseline. 8.82 grams, 58 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
