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Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise
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LOT 0934

Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise

8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (35.6 grams, 46 mm).

Domed high-tin bronze with pierced lug suspension and thickened rim; incised Greek inscription to the shoulder 'ΟΑΓΗΟCΒΛΑCHOC' (Hagios Blasios). [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.

Footnotes

The name is normally anglicised as 'St Blaise', an early bishop who was martyred in 316 AD in Sebaste, Armenia.

CONDITION
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LOT 0934

Byzantine Inscribed Bronze Bell for St Blaise

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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