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LOT 0752
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (69 grams total, 11-28 mm).
Mixed group of discoid weights with raised rim and impressed detailing. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Byzantine Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
Circa 8th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Conical with thick finial, short tubular neck and two thin lateral loop handles. 18.4 grams, 57 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group of barrel-shaped, biconvex and other trade weights, some with punched markings. 244 grams total, 18-25 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Byzantine Iron Tweezers Group
Circa 10th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: one with long arms, loop terminal with two further loops to the sides; another with long arms and loop terminal, the side loop with another pair of smaller tweezers. 48 grams total, 14.5-15 cm
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
