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LOT 1122
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Warrior Saints
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.83 grams, 22.35 mm overall, 18.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
D-section hoop and a large oval bezel with two nimbate warriors holding shields and a spear.
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 1122
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Warrior Saints
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +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 and domed mouth, stamped linear decoration on the upper body; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 505 grams, 11.9 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 Cross Pendant
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Expanding Cross
Holy Land, circa 5th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stub handle to the rear, the body decorated with pellets and diagonal strokes, an expanding cross on the nozzle, flanked by two rosettes. 73 grams, 85 mm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection.
