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LOT 1058
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate
10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.36 grams, 42 mm).
Low-relief Corpus Christi on the obverse, hinge loops above and below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Bifacial expanding arm cross with integral loop, one side with Corpus Christi, the other with a figure in orans pose. 9.2 grams, 42 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Byzantine Bronze Artefact Group
6th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Byzantine Bronze Steelyard Weight
10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Piriform in profile with knop finial, pierced pentagonal suspension lug. 510 grams, 11.1 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
