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LOT 0213
Byzantine Gold Enamel Mount of a Standing Saint and Inscription
LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.01 grams, 18 mm).
Sheet gold disc with applied filigree cells; facing nimbate saint with flanking roundels bearing 'MP / IC' (Mary and Jesus). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Elie Borowski, 1988.
Literature
Cf. Evans, H.C. & Wixom, W.D., The Glory of Byzantium. Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era A.D.843-1261, New York, 2006, item 204, for type.
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LOT 0213
Byzantine Gold Enamel Mount of a Standing Saint and Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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