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LOT 1402
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Winged Figures
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.40 grams, 21.90 mm overall, 18.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
With scaphoid bezel, two low-relief standing nimbate figures with wings and floor-length robes.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 479, for an earlier example of the type.
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LOT 1402
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Winged Figures
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) ‡+BP*
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Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
Holy Land, circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Oval body with a central filler hole, ribbed handle to the rear, and the base with four ring-and-dot motifs. 95 grams, 10.5 cm
Ex J. Zadok & Sons, 18, King David Road, Jerusalem, Israel. From the G.H. Freelander collection, formed in the late 1970s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
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Heavy Byzantine Gold Ring with Monogram
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With oblate bezel, cruciform monogram incorporating 'ΛΩΑΥ'. 12.58 grams, 27.31 mm overall, 19.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13412-259781.
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. Similar to a ring held at the Benaki Museum in Athens, this ring bears the monogram ΙΩΑΝΟΥ (of Iohannes), likely belonging to the Consul of the same name—a high-ranking Imperial official active during the 6th and 7th centuries. -
Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconical body with rounded base and domed filler hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 502 grams, 97 mm
Ex important collection of weaponry, London, UK, 1980-1990s. 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.
