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LOT 0767
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (244 grams total, 18-25 mm).
Mixed group of barrel-shaped, biconvex and other trade weights, some with punched markings. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
See Weber, K., Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009, for discussion.
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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 Gold Filigree Pendant
6th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Two sheet gold domes flanking a tube of filigree loops and braided bands, ribbed collar above, granule cluster to each end. 0.79 grams, 15 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Byzantine Green Glazed Terracotta Bowl
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Bell-shaped with part-glazed surface, basal ring; geometric panels to the rim, concentric rings to the body, reserved band of spirals. 487 grams, 19 cm wide
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a Lonodon, UK, gentleman.