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LOT 0983
Byzantine Decorated Glass Bracelet
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (33.3 grams, 84 mm wide).
In black glass with intricate decorative design in contrasting colour comprising eye motifs, palmettes and pellet designs.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Byzantine Glass Medallion Pendant with Moses Hitting the Rock
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Discoid with integral loop, incuse image of Moses striking a desert rock in order to make water flow. 1.82 grams, 22 mm
Ex Monnaies d'Antan, Poses, France. From the collection of an London antiquarian. Accompanied by a previous illustrated cataloguing card. -
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Byzantine Gilt Bronze Bowl with Religious Scenes
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
Of squat profile with flared base and drop handle; running tendril bands to the shoulder and base, gilt-inlaid frieze depicting the seated robed figure of Christ holding a staff between two palm trees in a landscape inhabited by a bear, leaping goat, frog, cockerel, hen, eagle, horse, hounds, sheep, lioness, snake, rabbit, duck, boar cow; trees in the background with birds perching on the branches; central roundel with Chi-Rho, alpha and omega; handle with vine tendrils flanked by pellet clusters, saltire to the centre. 1.02 kg, 23 cm wide
From the family collection of Mr E.L. (1915-1991), who collected antiquities from the 1940s, thence by descent. Ex J.L. collection, Surrey, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12059-213551.
The frieze is full of Christian symbolism, mainly concentrated on the image of the good shepherd (Christ) depicted according to the model visible in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna and shown on the opposite side of the central roundel. Jesus is represented in a landscape suffused with peace, full of plants and flowers; he has a serene expression and is depicted beardless and surrounded by six sheep. Its clear allusive meaning is that only through Christ can eternal peace be achieved. Another part probably represents the Tree of Life with an array of animals. The vessel probably had a liturgical use, perhaps for the ritual washing of feet during the Easter celebrations or for the blessing of the faithful. -
Byzantine Gold Roundel of a Standing Saint
Late 10th-early 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Sheet gold disc with three holes close to the rim for attachment of links (two damaged); repoussé facing image of a nimbate saint standing wearing a knee-length tunic with decorative hatched panel to the front, calf-length cloak with hatched texture, disc brooch beneath the chin, both arms raised in the orans gesture. 1.19 grams, 23 mm
Ex Elie Borowski, 1988.
