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LOT 0955
Byzantine Bronze Inscribed Ring
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.34 grams, 22.61 mm overall, 20.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
With broad ellipsoid plaque, low-relief legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Group
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising two cross pommée pendants, one with ring-and-dot motifs, the other with pointillé decoration. 8.5 grams total, 34-39 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Gold Strap End with Facing Figure
Circa 7th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
The hollow-formed, tongue-shaped body adorned with a filigree border, repoussé figure with pellets on the torso and serpents framing the head. 7.40 grams, 39 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The beautiful horsemen burials found in the Avar necropolis of central Europe date to the last third of the 7th century A.D. and the early 8th century A.D. show wealth and pomp. This type of belt elements, although present in the Avar graves, were most likely produced in the workshops of the Eastern Roman Empire, from where they reached the Avar lands as imperial gifts or spoils of war. They could be simple fastenings for belts, or part of multiple belts, to which sabres and knives were attached, commonly used among Avars, Bulgars and Romans during the 6th -7th centuries A.D. -
Byzantine Rock Crystal Pendant with Cross and Christ Riding a Donkey
11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Biconvex in section with ribbed suspension loop; obverse with profile figure of Mary on a donkey with infant Jesus in her arms; reverse with voided Maltese cross. 11.7 grams, 34 mm
Ex Michael Denis O’Hara in the 1970s. From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12402-225432.
