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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)
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Byzantine Bronze Earring Pair
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Each an openwork rosette with tiered central boss, suspension loop with roundel. 9.02 grams total, 51 mm each
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With inscription '+ΘKEB / OΘTO / ΔΟΛΟ / ΤΘΛΑ' for 'ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕI ΤΩ ΔΟΥΛΩ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΛΑΔΕ' (Mother of God, help Lades, the servant of God). 13.1 grams, 18 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
The stamp seals that have survived in large numbers from Byzantium are objects a few centimetres high and conical in shape, featuring a sealing surface at the lower end and a pendant at the upper end. They served the same function as signet rings and were used to seal everyday objects, primarily for personal purposes, using wax and other soft materials. -
Byzantine Stone Pendant with Engraved Saint
Circa 10th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Discoid in plan with raised rim to obverse, facing nimbate bust with right hand raised in benediction; inked legend to reverse 'S001LUDZ'. 1.17 grams, 16 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
