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LOT 0963
Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal with Floriate Cross Monogram
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (18.8 grams, 30 mm).
Conical in profile with pierced tip, balustered profile with ropework collars, monogram to underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
From a gentleman's private collection.
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LOT 0963
Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal with Floriate Cross Monogram
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Byzantine Silver Ring Bezel with Inscription and Military Saint
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Opening Bid: £75
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From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal with Inscription
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With a short shank and oblate pierced finial, hexafoil base; to the underside a reversed legend 'ANAL[Γ} / ΦOΔ[D]O / ***'. 12.3 grams, 19 mm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. From a gentleman's private collection.
The seal was probably used for stamping bread in a church. Usually these stamps had two parts: a flat surface with inscriptions or geometric shapes, and a handle. The inscription is an enigma: the upper part can be read [Aθ]ANA[TOC] = Immortal and (if we accept the L like an inversed Γ (gamma) [A]Γ[ΙΟϹ] i.e. Saint = Saint Immortal, one of the three invocation to God (Saint God, Saint Mighty, Saint Immortal). However, the second row of letters is in Greek and Latin (φο-do) if we accept the letter D as a transliteration of the Greek letter Delta.
