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LOT 0928
Byzantine Bronze 'Lord Help Leon the Servant' Stamp Seal
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (15.6 grams, 25 mm).
Comprising a conical body with segmented outer face and loop motifs, biconvex baluster, thick loop; retrograde legend to the underside: '+KE BO / HΘITOV / ΔΟΥΛΟ / ΛΕΟΤΑ (Lord help Leon the servant).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 0928
Byzantine Bronze 'Lord Help Leon the Servant' Stamp Seal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £358
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Post Byzantine Adoration of the Magi Shell Plaque
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Octagonal in plan with carved scene of the Adoration of the Magi with star above; stepped border, pierced for attachment. 30.2 grams, 68 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Byzantine Bronze 'Lord Help Leon the Servant' Stamp Seal
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £358
Comprising a conical body with segmented outer face and loop motifs, biconvex baluster, thick loop; retrograde legend to the underside: '+KE BO / HΘITOV / ΔΟΥΛΟ / ΛΕΟΤΑ (Lord help Leon the servant). 15.6 grams, 25 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. -
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.
