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LOT 0786
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (43.9 grams total, 10-20 mm).
Group of tabular weights with markings including incised cross, monogram 'Z', 'N', NE monogram and others. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £910
Articulated enkolpion with loop; low-relief robed figure to each face in orans pose with legend above 'ΟΑΓΗΟC / NΑΠ[.]ΔΗC' (Saint ...) and ΟΑΓΗΟCΓ/ΗΟΡΓΗC (Saint George). 51 grams, 97 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. From an EU collection before 2020. -
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Plate with Christ and Saints
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising tongue-shaped plaque with three low-relief busts within scrollwork; two pierced lugs on the reverse. 13.5 grams, 40 mm
From a 1990s collection. Property of an Essex gentleman.
The type belongs to the group of buckles with internal clipeus, according to Baldini-Lippolis. The ‘clipei’ of the belt buckles with figurative motifs show a rather summary rendering of the subjects, which were mainly created by impressing and engraving. Our buckle has a notable parallel with a similar specimen from Baltimore, with a bust of Christ on the clipeus. -
Byzantine Silver Offering Dish with Chi Rho and Inscription
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £12,500
With rounded underside and flange rim; tondo with incised symmetrical vinescroll with bunches of grapes enclosing central disc with niello-filled Chi Rho flanked by alpha and omega; legend to the rim in capitals: '+++ ΥΠΕΡ ΑΝΑΠΑΥϹΕΩϹ ΕΥΧΗϹ ΟΝ ΟΙΔΕΝ ΟΘϹ ΤΑ ΟΝΟΜΑΤΑ' (For the eternal rest of him who had knowledge in the name of the Lord). 395 grams, 23.5 cm wide
From a European family collection formed in the 1990s; thence by descent to a UK gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report of Dr. Raffaele D’Amato This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11963-210867.
The decorative apparatus of this plate could be associated with Eastern Roman art of the 11-12th century A.D., although we cannot exclude an earlier dating.
