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LOT 0996
Byzantine Gold Mount with Veiled Bust
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.45 grams, 25 mm).
Discoid foil mount with beaded wire rim and two loops to the reverse; repoussé bust of Mary with 'M' above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Byzantine Bronze Artefact Collection
6th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Mainly comprising ornamental buckles and mounts, including openwork and zoomorphic examples. 115 grams total, 28-71 mm
Acquired in London in 1982. Property of a central London gentleman. -
Bronze Plaque with Lion
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Rectangular belt-buckle plaque with hinge knuckles and slotted rear; low-relief panel with advancing lion motif. 11.7 grams, 40 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant with Overlapping Bars
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With pierced polyhedral upper and knop above, body formed as two intersecting fusiform bars with recess. 32.8 grams, 66 mm
Belgian collection, 1980s. From the collection of an London antiquarian.
