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LOT 0753
Byzantine Decorated Bone Spindle Whorl Collection
CIRCA 6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (30 grams total, 17-23 mm).
Comprising two beehive-shaped, one oblate, two sub-conical, and three domed whorls; all but one with carved ring-and-dot and line motifs. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection.
Acquired from Redhouse Antiques Centre, York, 2009.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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LOT 0753
Byzantine Decorated Bone Spindle Whorl Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £910
Articulated enkolpion with loop; low-relief robed figure to each face in orans pose with legend above 'ΟΑΓΗΟC / NΑΠ[.]ΔΗC' (Saint ...) and ΟΑΓΗΟCΓ/ΗΟΡΓΗC (Saint George). 51 grams, 97 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. From an EU collection before 2020. -
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Head of a Goddess
5th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With a large sub circular filling hole and a narrow channel running towards the nozzle; stylised animal motifs and linear decoration to the body; the integral handle formed as the head of a goddess with rounded face and curly hair; low basal ring from which raised tendrils radiate. 79 grams, 11.6 cm
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s. From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Byzantine Bronze Trade Weight Collection
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group of barrel-shaped and biconvex weights with punched pellet markings. 122 grams total, 15-20 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
