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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)
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Byzantine Bloodstone Stamp Seal with Silver Mount
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Pyramidal in form with openwork silver frame and loop above; frame with incised tremello detailing; underside with incuse Annunciation scene, robed Mary standing beside profile winged archangel Gabriel. 5.98 grams, 27 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13424-259842.
The motifs on the stamp seals are predominantly religious in nature and include images of Christ and the saints, which could suggest that they were used for clerical purposes—perhaps in monasteries. The Annunciation is the most common festival scene found on rock-crystal seals. -
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
8th-10th century AD.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
Featuring teardrop-shaped arms with pellets and an integral suspension loop. 3.9 grams, 43 mm
Acquired on UK art market in the 1990s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal
Circa 11th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Pyramidal in form with ribbed collar and loop, linear ornament to each face; incuse heater shield with flanches; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.95 grams, 27 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
