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LOT 1071
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saints
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (10.74 grams, 23.50 mm overall, 17.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
With D-section hoop, ellipsoid plaque with dentilled rim, low-relief image of two figures in hatched cloaks. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Byzantine Silver Swan-Necked Ligula Spoon with Cross
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Opening Bid: £833
Shallow piriform bowl attached to a stepped baluster, hexagonal-section handle with spike finial; engraved cross potent to either side of the junction. 46 grams, 22.7 cm
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The lateral incised cross motifs suggest that the spoon may have had a liturgical purpose, possibly associated with baptism.
