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LOT 1096
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Inscription
CIRCA 7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.20 grams, 25.77 mm overall, 19.26 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Slender round-section hoop and a discoid bezel with a central cross fanked by two pellets and inscription 'πAVΛO'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1096
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Inscription
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Expanding cross pendant with integral ribbed loop and a low-relief Corpus Christi on the obverse, suspended from a later fabric cord. 11.3 grams total, pendant: 53 mm
Acquired at the York Fair. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. -
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose to obverse, Corpus Christi with a small cross above the head to reverse. 12.26 grams, 49 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Gold Openwork Beads from Earrings
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £550 - 750 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Each a spherical cage with ropework texturing, a granule at each node; oval glass bead within. 13.8 grams, 22 mm each
Acquired on the Swiss art market, 1998. Private collection, Europe.
The openwork beads were prepared to be inserted in an earring of ‘Grapevine’ typology, III type of earring in the Niederle classification. Similar specimens, imported from Byzantium, were found in Tokaj (Hungary) and dated to the time of the Emperor Romanus Lekapenos (920-944 A.D.).
