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LOT 0959
Byzantine Inscribed Bifacial Silver Amulet with 90th Psalm
6TH-8TH CENTURY AD.
3/4 in. (0.76 grams, 19 mm).
Leaf-shaped panel with loop; inscribed with legend from the 90th Psalm: Ο ΚΑ-ΤYKOΝ(sic) ЄΝ ΒΟΗ-ΘΙΑ(sic) Τ-Ꮜ / ΥΨHC-ΤΟΥ(sic) ЄΝ CΚЄΠI(sic) ΤΟΥ Θ-ЄΟ-Υ. Translation: He that dwells in the help of the Highest, [shall sojourn] under the shelter of the God [of heaven].
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
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LOT 0959
Byzantine Inscribed Bifacial Silver Amulet with 90th Psalm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
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Opening Bid: £111
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Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.