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LOT 1148
Byzantine Lead Cross Pendant
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (27.8 grams, 40 mm).
Heavy equal-armed cross with raised borders and a raised central cross motif, integral loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 1148
Byzantine Lead Cross Pendant
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Terracotta Candlestick Oil Lamp with Triskele
Holy Land, circa 5th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Transverse ribs in the shoulder and a large triskele on the nozzle, with a low basal ring. 70 grams, 81 mm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection. -
Byzantine Ring with Bust of a Saint
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Wide hoop with a raised boss at the base, an oval bezel with a facing bust of a nimbate saint flanked by two crosses. 5.73 grams, 23.63 mm overall, 19.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Piriform body with pointed base and domed mouth, stamped linear decoration on the upper body; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 505 grams, 11.9 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια, where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form.
