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LOT 1164
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Stavrosis and Two Roman Soldiers
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.66 grams, 17.78 mm overall, 15.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a cross flanked by two adoring figures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1164
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Stavrosis and Two Roman Soldiers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Byzantine Bronze Artefact Collection
6th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including a book-clamp with sliding catch, belt buckle with trefoil plate and other items. 51.8 grams total, 14-96 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Carved Agate Cameo of The Holy Banquet
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
Plano-convex in section with low-relief carving: scene with a meal at a so-called sigma table surrounded by Christ, Peter, John and the other disciples; Christ and Peter attending and beardless Saint John the Evangelist preparing the fish. 9.95 grams, 32 mm
From a North American gentleman's collection, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13368-259040.
In early Byzantine art, Saint Peter is often depicted as the only figure apart from Christ to be shown with a nimbus, to emphasise his pre-eminent position as a church father and the 'rock' of the church. -
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With a collar and a knop finial on each arm and an integral suspension loop. 8.45 grams, 43 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
