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LOT 1493
Byzantine Bronze Weight Group
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (44.3 grams total, 16-19 mm).
Comprising two polygonal weights, each with a ring-and-dot design on the polygonal faces. [2]
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 1493
Byzantine Bronze Weight Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Double Cross
Circa 8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat hoop with transverse ribbing to the shoulders, disc bezel with two crosses potent in an incuse border. 3.50 grams, 21.40 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Bifacial enkolpion with hinged polyhedral suspension loop above; obverse with low-relief central Corpus Christi and two small figures to each arm, inscription 'ICXC NHKΛ' (Christ Victorious); reverse with central seated figure of Mary in orans pose surrounded by text and with a male bust in each roundel. 155 grams, 11.1 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Lobed Mount with Pointillé Inscription
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a flat-section shank with two lateral domed discs, each with pointillé detailing to the outer edge; similar larger finial; the shank with pointillé design, possibly an inscription 'ΩΜΝ[...]'. 20.9 grams, 77 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
