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LOT 1467
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Lion
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.23 grams, 21.40 mm overall, 18.64 x 14.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Ellipsoid plaque with incuse border to the tondo, profile lion with forelegs extended and tail raised, radiating strokes denoting the mane; casting flaw to shoulder. [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.208ff., for the type, especially nos.10-12.
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LOT 1467
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Lion
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Gold Ring with Monogram
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Oblate bezel with incuse monogram comprising 'IΦωY' and a cross. 3.25 grams, 21.84 mm overall, 16.96 x 17.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
The ring belongs to the category of Eastern Roman rings with an applied bezel, a type particularly common between the 6th and 8th centuries AD. Although some letters have been effaced, this ring appears to bear the monogram '[TΡ]ΙΦω[ΝO]Y' (of Trifonos). -
Byzantine Bronze Ring Bezel with Facing Saints
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with incuse equal-arm cross between two opposed bearded figures; old label to reverse. 3.98 grams, 21 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Silver Ring Bezel with Two Saints
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In three parts, a D-section hoop and hexagonal bezel with incuse image of two facing figures, one with a lance and the other with one raised arm and the other relaxed, cross pommy at the side. 7.68 grams total, 17-19 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
