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LOT 1457
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.61 grams, 25.21 mm overall, 19.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
D-setion hoop with integral disc bezel, incuse Maltese cross motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Baldini Lippolis, I., L'Oreficeria nell'Impero di Costantinopoli tra IV e VII secolo (the Jewellery in the Empire of Constantinople between IV and VII century, in Italian), Bari, 1999, pp.199ff., for the type, especially no.29.
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LOT 1457
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saint
14th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Octagonal bezel with pelleted border enclosing facing bust of Mary Theotokos and infant Jesus with equal-arm cross in the field. 2.43 grams, 24.06 mm overall, 21.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Massive Byzantine Bronze Glove Ring with Religious Inscription
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Substantial hoop with conical bezel, incuse legend 'OHEa/TBAIΘI/IHANI'. 33.33 grams, 43.61 mm overall, 22.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+1 1/2, USA 13, Europe 30.69, Japan 29)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
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.
