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LOT 1449
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (6.02 grams, 42 mm).
Expanding arms and an integral suspension loop, the obverse with punched ring-and-dot decoration.
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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LOT 1449
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Triangular Bezel with Flaming Torch and Incription
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Plain hoop with integral triangular bezel; central incuse flaming torch motif within border with legend '+ HACOCOPHOC[...]IC : EHTEXVAC [..]TINO ; NEOIC[...]'; with copy of Chadour's catalogue page (German) with description of a similar ring. 15.48 grams, 29.66 mm overall, 21.66 x 19.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an offprint of a similar ring from Chadour's catalogue. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Christ and Inscription
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Ellipsoid bezel with median nimbate figure standing robed with one hand raised, enigmatic Greek legend to the border. 2.47 grams, 22.35 mm overall, 19.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Rock Crystal Stamp Seal in Silver Pendant with Military Saint on Horseback
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With a tapering octagonal body, the military saint on horseback holding a long spear, the horse wearing a detailed harness; set in a conical silver frame with suspension loop and crenellated edge. 7.9 grams, 30 mm
From an old New Zealand private collection. Acquired on the New Zealand art market circa 2014. Property of a New Zealand legal professional. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12327-223721.
The motif of a saint on horseback was common in the Romano-Christian culture of the 6th-7th centuries. The figure of a saint symbolised protection of the local church or monastery and its community, and could also be related to the priest leader of the community, as their personal seal.
