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LOT 0974
Byzantine Garnet Set Gold Pendant
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.68 grams, 19 mm).
Domed sheet-gold pendant with filigree hoops and granulation, four cells each with a gemstone cabochon, lateral loops.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant and Angel Finial
6th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising: a cruciform pendant with notching to each arm and integral suspension loop; a finial crowned with an angel or seraphim. 21.83 grams total, 31-57 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
Byzantine Gold Openwork Pendant
12th-14th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £546
Composed of two opposing flowers forming a teardrop-shape, the panels with intricate loop design; facetted garnet bead above and a separately made suspension bar, possibly a later addition. 3.78 grams, 40 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Byzantine Limestone Mortar with Faces and Later Dedication
Circa 14th-15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Drum-shaped body with narrow base, two vertical flanges running from the rim and between them two D-shaped male masks with low discoid caps; later inscribed: '1812 [ΕΤ]ΟΥ IΟΥ[ΛIΟΥ] 27 ІωÁΝΙΣ ΚΟΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ ΠΕΤΡΙΚΙ' (July the 27, year 1812 of Iohannes Konstantinos Petrikos). 11.15 kg, 22 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
