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LOT 1487
Byzantine Bronze Long Cross Pendant
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (16.3 grams, 65 mm).
Flat in section cross pommee, each arm with ring surrounded by pellets at the outer end and similar to the centre; integral loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1487
Byzantine Bronze Long Cross Pendant
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Inscribed Cross Pendant
7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat in section with pierced lug and suspension ring, lightly inscribed to the ends of the arms 'NI / KA / HC / ΛC'. 10.3 grams, 56 mm
Acquired in Munich, Germany, in 2001. European private collection. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saint Demetrios
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
D-section hoop with vesica-shaped bezel depicting a standing nimbate figure of Saint Demetrios holding a spear and a shield. 8.65 grams, 24.38 mm overall, 18.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Winged Figures
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With scaphoid bezel, two low-relief standing nimbate figures with wings and floor-length robes. 3.40 grams, 21.90 mm overall, 18.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
