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LOT 1025
Byzantine Gold Filigree Heart-Shaped Pendant
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.92 grams, 24 mm).
Hollow with three filigree circles to the underside each with scrolled filigree fill, pierced sidewall, three openwork filigree domes to the obverse with granules and a tubular cell to the apex of the lower one.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
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Byzantine Gilt Bronze Decorated Buckle
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Private UK collection. Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. -
Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
Circa 6th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
With inscription '+ΘKEB / OΘTO / ΔΟΛΟ / ΤΘΛΑ' for 'ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΛ ΤΩ ΔΟΥΛΩ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΛΑΔΕ' (Mother of God, help Lades, the servant of God). 13.1 grams, 18 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. -
Byzantine Silver Swan-Necked Spoon with Cross
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Shallow piriform bowl attached to a stepped baluster, hexagonal-section handle with spike finial; engraved cross potent to either side of the junction. 46 grams, 22.7 cm
French private collection. Acquired on the French art market in 2011. Acquired by the present owner at the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12240-222347.
The lateral incised cross motifs suggest that the spoon may have had a liturgical purpose, possibly associated with baptism.
