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LOT 0849
Byzantine Bronze Weight Collection
8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 1/4 in. (276 grams total, 11-32 mm).
Primarily truncated spherical forms, a number displaying letters, monograms and other patterns or markings. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Byzantine Silver Cross Brooch
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Shaped as an equal-armed cross, surface decorated with pellet-in-circles, catch and fastening pin on the back; polished. 5.27 grams, 28 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
The cross fibulae was part of a Roman female costume in the Mediterranean and in the regions around the Mediterranean. They were used to close the cloak at chest height. -
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant and Angel Finial Group
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: a cruciform pendant with notching to each arm and integral suspension loop; a finial crowned with an angel or seraphim. 21.83 grams total, 31-57 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
Byzantine Stone Bread Stamp
6th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Rectangular with pierced lug to the reverse; rectangular design with text 'XAPO / ETA'. 80 grams, 66 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
The legend should have been written in reverse for a stamp; it may have been a blundered legend by the workman.
