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LOT 1428
Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Bust
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (10.76 grams, 43 mm).
Conical shank with carinated bulb, pierced lug with suspension ring; incuse facing bust flanked by hatched wings. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 710, for type.
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LOT 1428
Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Bust
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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