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LOT 0758
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Group
6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (128 grams total, 25-33 mm).
Comprising four weights: one octagonal with remains of an inlaid cross and lettering to one side; a smaller octagonal weight; a round weight with recessed faces, an annulet to one side and a possible letter to the other; a circular weight with one recessed side, boss to the centre and incised symbols on the field. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a 1990s English collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Byzantine Decorated Glass Bracelet
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
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Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
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Byzantine Oil Lamp Group
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Group of two bronze lamps comprising: one with heart-shaped body, squat nozzle with recessed disc finial, hinged lid shaped as a scallop, basal disc with square hole to accept a stand, two curled arms at the rear forming the handle with thumb-pad formed as a perching bird; one slipper-shaped with ovoid nozzle, scooped conical lid with regular piercings, piriform basal ring, curved arm to the rear developing to a leaf-shaped reflector. 748 grams total, 10-14.5 cm
Collected from the 1950s-1980s by a distinguished university professor who served as Department Head, Dean and Vice President for a major university. Ex Emeritus collection, North America. Accompanied by a copy of a Spanish export licence. -
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.
