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LOT 1401
Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Inscription
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.4 grams, 24 mm).
Hexagonal in plan with tapering sides, collar, loop and suspension ring; incuse legend '+KEB / [.]HOΠω/ANOU'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [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 735, for type.
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LOT 1401
Byzantine Bronze Seal Matrix with Inscription
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) ‡+BP*
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