LOT 3749
Byzantine(?) Glass Weight. Circa 6th - 8th century AD.
Rider to right / Blank. Condition as seen. Amber glass discoid weight.(4.94gr, 23mm x 8mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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Roman Glass Seal Pendant. Circa 2nd-3rd centuries AD.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Judaea(?) district. Lion with raised tail standing to left; crescent above / Blank. For other examples cf. Fritz Rudolf Künker, Auction 334, 2597; cf. CNG, e-455, 668; cf. TimeLine Auctions, February 2020 Antiquities & Coins Auction, 1283. 2.24gr, 15mm x 23mm.
Condition as seen. Iridescent blue discoid glass pendant with integral loop for suspension.
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999. -
Judaea, Green Limestone Weight of Beqa(?) 8th-7th century BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Spherical weight with letters inscribed. Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -. 4.79gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen.
From the Gabby family collection, 1960s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Circular Glass Weight of 1 Semissis. 6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
In the name of Konstantinos, eparch of Constantinopolis. Block monogram of KധNCTANTINOV / Blank. Entwistle/Meek, Early Byzantine Glass Weights: Aspects of Function, Chronology and Composition, no. 32. 1.37gr, 16mm
Good Very Fine.
From Edward Collection, no. 8; From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
