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LOT 1444
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Christogram
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.98 grams, 19.63 mm overall, 17.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Slender D-section hoop with bezel formed as two equal-arm crosses flanking a scaphoid plaque with reserved Christogram.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 666, for type.
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LOT 1444
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Christogram
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) ‡+BP*
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9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Biconical body with rounded base and domed filler hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 502 grams, 97 mm
Ex important collection of weaponry, London, UK, 1980-1990s. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια, where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form. -
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6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Slender hoop and integral square bezel, incuse beaded border enclosing profile Imperial bust flanked by columns, equal-arm cross above his crown. 2.63 grams, 24.45 mm overall, 21.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Bronze Four-Sided Stamp Seal
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Pyramidal in form with gusseted bulb and pierced lug finial; three faces with fleur-de-lys motif, fourth with 'K / NΠ / HCXC'; underside with pelleted border and legend 'VE / A'. 6.99 grams, 21 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
