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LOT 0927
Byzantine Floral Gold Applique
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.69 grams, 10 mm).
Formed as three-tiered flower with filigree wire framing the petals, applied pellet to the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Byzantine Bronze Buckle Group
7th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Each with articulating tongue: one cruciform showing the five wounds of Christ in ring-and-dot form, two pierced lugs to reverse, with old collector's ticket attached; piriform buckle with waisted finial, two attachment lugs to reverse. 23.5 grams total, 39-41 mm
Ex Richard Hattatt collection. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Byzantine Bronze Buckle-Plate with Combat Scene
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Tongue-shaped in plan with knop finial and three pierced lugs to the reverse; raised rim enclosing a scene with advancing gladiator and a lion(?) preparing to attack. 19.1 grams, 49 mm
Ex London and Home Counties gentleman, R.W., 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising: a piriform lamp with a band of stylised quadrupeds surrounding the large filler hole, ribbed handle; a discoid lamp with raised linear decoration, wheel motif to base. 195 grams total, 9.6-10.1 cm
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
