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LOT 0988
Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Set
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 7/8 in. (90.15 grams total, 9-23 mm).
Graduated group of barrel-shaped and columnar-type weights with impressed saltire, ring-and-dot and other motifs to the flat faces. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
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Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
