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LOT 1452
Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim Flask with Saint Menas
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (105 grams, 10.1 cm).
A bifacial flask with flared rim flanked by strap handles; impressed roundel to each face with beaded border and nimbate figure flanked by two crosses. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1452
Byzantine Ceramic Pilgrim Flask with Saint Menas
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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