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LOT 1103
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Monogram
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.58 grams, 24.60 mm overall, 21.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
Slender round-section hoop with an oval bezel bearing a monogram, the hoop split. [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 1103
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Monogram
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Piriform body with pointed base, two sets of circumferential banding on the body; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 470 grams, 10.6 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 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. -
Byzantine Bronze Pendant Seal with Horse
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical, facetted body with integral suspension loop, a stylised advancing horse on the underside. 7.56 grams, 24 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Inscription
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a faceted hoop and disc bezel with incised cross and legend 'ΓI [.]HNA'. 2.26 grams, 22.83 mm overall, 19.49 x 17.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
