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LOT 0873
Byzantine Gold Filigree Pendant
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.82 grams, 15 mm).
Capsule-shaped with openwork filigree ornament to the equator, a single granule to each terminal and a coiled wire suspension loop to apex.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Byzantine Bronze Inscribed Vessel Rim
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Sub-circular in form, displaying an inscription in raised Greek lettering to the upper and side faces; pierced for attachment; the main inscription on the border should be read 'Μ ΔΗΜ ΞΕΙΖΟΓ ΒΛΙΑ TΟΥ ΛΙΟΥΚΟΥ ΑΔΡΑΤΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΥΠΑΤΙΚΟΥ' = M(ichail) Dem(etrios) Exizoglos to the consularis Ioulios Quadratos. 257 grams, 15 cm wide
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
The vessel was probably part of a gift given by a certain Michail Demetrios to an officer of (ΥΠΑΤΙΚΟΥ) i.e. Consularis Rank. The shape recalls that of small tripods stands. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Armed Warrior
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
The slender hoop with worn remains of decorative notching to shoulders, oval bezel engraved with stylised standing figure holding shield and a spear or other weapon. 2.06 grams, 18.52 mm overall, 15.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Facetted hoop supporting an ellipsoid bezel with forked cross (crucifixus dolorosus )supporting a cross-in-roudel motif, cross potent to each flank. 4.20 grams, 24.91 mm overall, 20.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
