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LOT 0973
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Eagle
6TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (5.55 grams, 25.49 mm overall, 19.85 x 15.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Discoid bezel with intaglio profile eagle with head turned and wings raised. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise
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Domed high-tin bronze with pierced lug suspension and thickened rim; incised Greek inscription to the shoulder 'ΟΑΓΗΟCΒΛΑCHOC' (Hagios Blasios). 35.6 grams, 46 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. From the collection of a London antiquarian.
The name is normally anglicised as 'St Blaise', an early bishop who was martyred in 316 AD in Sebaste, Armenia. -
Byzantine Glazed Terracotta Sgraffito Bowl with Bird
Circa 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With carinated profile to the bowl and flared foot, carinated rim above segmented band to inner face, rosette and central tondo with sgraffito perching bird in profile. 410 grams, 17 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Gold Ring with Foliate Motifs
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £556
Comprising a flat-section hoop with a starburst motif to the base; openwork shoulders and a square bezel with a pellet to each corner, the bezel engraved with foliate motifs. 3.65 grams, 19.99 mm overall, 18.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s. From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card.
Some rings from the Balkan territories of the Eastern Empire (for example the ring from Dobrača) bear a square thickened bezel engraved with schematic representations. What sets them apart are the widened shoulders emphasised by a plastic rib and the raised and flattened head, which places them in the group of rings which dates mainly to the 11th century (from the end of the 10th to the first decades of the 12th century).
