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LOT 1328
Byzantine Dark Green Glass Cotton Reel Unguentarium
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (100 grams, 77 mm).
Squat in profile with flared body and broad base, flared mouth with rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £56
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. -
Byzantine Bronze Buckle Plate with Lion of Saint Mark
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rectangular plaque with two loops and a low-relief image of a facing lion with emphasised head. 6.2 grams, 30.5 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Byzantine Period Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Piriform oil lamp with small filler hole and a loop handle to the rear, low-relief linear decoration on the body. 207 grams, 13.4 cm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.
