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LOT 0945
Byzantine Bronze Weight with Flower
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (8.4 grams, 15 mm).
Conical in profile with incuse image to underside, beaded border enclosing a frond. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Group
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising three crosses, two decorative and one plain. 11.3 grams total, 22-36 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Eagle
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With a D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, hexagonal bezel with intaglio image of an eagle with wings spread, pellets to the field. 6.79 grams, 23.08 mm overall, 19.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnets
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
With gusset to the hoop, each triangular shoulder with three cells containing garnet cabochons, bezel a piriform cell with granules and inset garnet cabochon. 4.04 grams, 23.53 mm overall, 18.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
