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LOT 0739
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (227 grams total, 14-26 mm).
Mixed group of barrel-shaped weights pellets and other markings. [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 Inscribed Ring
Circa 7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With flat-section expanding hoop, scrolls and leaf motifs to shoulders; oval bezel with three lines of Greek inscription reciting Κ[ΥΡI]Ε ΒΟΗΘΗI ΑΗΑ (= Lord helps A...A). 4.30 grams, 21.70 mm overall, 19.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
The inscription on the ring is the typical invocatory formula Kyrie boethei N., which calls directly upon the Lord for help; this form, beside the one calling the Virgin for help as well (Theotokos boethei), is common in the inscriptions of the Eastern Roman Empire. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Angel
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With a D-section hoop and expanding shoulders, the bezel with a facing nimbate angel with spread wings. 5.34 grams, 22.04 mm overall, 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
