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LOT 0948
Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Saints
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (25 grams, 63 mm).
Cruciform with segmented obverse, each cell with the bust of a saint and legend above. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Opening Bid: £50
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Byzantine Bronze 'Lord Help Leon the Servant' Stamp Seal
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From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. -
Byzantine Gold Marriage Ring with Busts
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
With hoop formed as a band of quatrefoils, applied discoid bezel with facing busts flanking a cross potent, legend 'OMO / NOIA' (harmony). 6.47 grams, 21.52 mm overall, 19.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12350-222584
The marriage ring is one of the typologies on which figural decorations are frequently found. Generally marriage rings are engraved with a representation of the husband and wife, sometimes accompanied by Christ, and usually engraved with wishes for 'harmony, health and the grace of God'. Rings of this type had been used since the late 4th century A.D. and remained extremely popular in Byzantium in the 6th and 7th century.
