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LOT 1412
Byzantine Ceramic Bulla with Calvary Scene
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.57 grams, 21 mm).
Plano-convex in section and oblate in plan with incuse design of crucifixion flanked by angels in flight and ladder to one side.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 1412
Byzantine Ceramic Bulla with Calvary Scene
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 Stone Amuletic Pendant of a Church with Cross
Circa 10th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
D-shaped in plan with spur above; incised cross to the spur, reserved border with high-relief two-barred cross motif to the obverse. 1.57 grams, 20 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Stone Amulet with Engraved Christ
12th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular fragment with incuse equal-arm cross to reverse, reserved nimbate bust to obverse; marked to underside 'S002'. 5.3 grams, 22 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With inscription '+ΘKEB / OΘTO / ΔΟΛΟ / ΤΘΛΑ' for 'ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕI ΤΩ ΔΟΥΛΩ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΛΑΔΕ' (Mother of God, help Lades, the servant of God). 13.1 grams, 18 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
The stamp seals that have survived in large numbers from Byzantium are objects a few centimetres high and conical in shape, featuring a sealing surface at the lower end and a pendant at the upper end. They served the same function as signet rings and were used to seal everyday objects, primarily for personal purposes, using wax and other soft materials.
