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LOT 1098
Byzantine Gold Openwork Beads
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (13.8 grams, 22 mm each).
Each a spherical cage with ropework texturing, granule at each node; oval glass bead within. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the Swiss art market, 1998.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 1098
Byzantine Gold Openwork Beads
Estimate £650 - 850€750 - 990 (for guidance only)$880 - 1,150 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Enkolpion reliquary cross with hinge and loop, suspension ring above; one face with low-relief Corpus Christi in stavrosis position, the other with robed figure in orans pose. 14.38 grams, 58 mm
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridge, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. Accompanied by a typed dealer's ticket. -
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Enkolpion with spurs to the angles of the four arms, central low-relief ring to each face; hinged suspension loop with ribbing. 11.69 grams, 51 mm
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridge, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. Accompanied by a typed dealer's ticket. -
Judaic Bronze Ring with Menorah
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
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North American collection, 1990s-2000s. Ex property of a Surrey gentleman.
