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LOT 1097
Byzantine Bronze Cross with African Terracotta Bead Necklace
6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
26 in. (7.82 grams, 66 cm).
Mainly tubular and biconvex beads and bronze pendant cross with five ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1990s.
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LOT 1097
Byzantine Bronze Cross with African Terracotta Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Enkolpion reliquary pendant panel with hinge knuckles; obverse with low-relief nimbate figure in orans pose flanked by busts. 7.72 grams, 50 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. -
Byzantine Inscribed Silver Ring
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A D-section hoop with slightly flared shoulders and trumpet-shaped discoid bezel; hatched bands to the shoulders, four lines of enigmatic Greek text [ΧΥΙ ΑΓΓ ΙΧXΙ] to the bezel. 7.53 grams, 27.13 mm overall, 21.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. -
Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Ovoid in profile with linear decoration; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 805 grams, 13 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s onwards. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form.
