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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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Byzantine Bronze Weight with Inscriptions
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Obverse with impressed text 'ΔΟΜΟ/Χ'. 7.9 grams, 14 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Byzantine Bronze Patrix Die for a Belt Mount
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a quatrefoil modelled in high-relief with equal-armed cross to the centre, on a lozengiform base. 42.4 grams, 37 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
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Byzantine Silver Statuette of a Saint
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Portrayed in active pose with mantle drawn tight around the body, nimbus to the head. 4.17 grams, 23 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
