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LOT 1474
Byzantine Bronze Jug
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
9 7/8 in. (1.33 kg, 25 cm).
Comprising a piriform body on a basal ring, carination to the shoulder, thickened rim and strap handle with polyhedral thumb-pad.
ProvenanceEx Abelita collection, 1980s-2010.
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LOT 1474
Byzantine Bronze Jug
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Weight Group
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising two polygonal weights, each with a ring-and-dot design on the polygonal faces. 44.3 grams total, 16-19 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Byzantine Silver Ring Bezel with Two Saints
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In three parts, a D-section hoop and hexagonal bezel with incuse image of two facing figures, one with a lance and the other with one raised arm and the other relaxed, cross pommy at the side. 7.68 grams total, 17-19 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Byzantine Electrum Architectural Ring with Flat Bed Garnet
Circa 6th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
The circular hoop composed of two carinated hoops, a finely decorated trumpet bezel set with a later flat-cut deep red garnet framed by a fine band of granules, and four oval beads enriched with granules supporting the bezel. 5.76 grams, 31.57 mm overall, 17.90 x 18.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex collection of a professional lady, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information page with provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13536-263217.
The architectural shape of the ring copies Eastern Roman prototypes, and it is possible that it was made in Western workshops of the Migration period, which tend to be more ornate, with greater use of twisted wire filigree and garnet. Eastern Gothic and Merovingian versions of the architectural ring have been found widely in central and Western Europe.
