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LOT 0211
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Plate
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (49.5 grams, 10.6 cm).
The enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose with a smaller robed figure before, inscription above, two nimbate saints to the arms.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 2003.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 0211
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Plate
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Slender hoop and disc bezel with Greek text ΥΠΕΡ ΥΓΙΕΙΑΣ (in favour / for health' written retrograde for use as a seal. 1.66 grams, 21.53 mm overall, 19.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Group
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Byzantine Bronze Weight with Greek Inscription
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rectangular in plan with Δ to obverse, monogram to reverse; one corner pierced for suspension. 16.9 grams, 15 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
