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LOT 1500
Byzantine Lobed Mount with Pointillé Inscription
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (20.9 grams, 77 mm).
Comprising a flat-section shank with two lateral domed discs, each with pointillé detailing to the outer edge; similar larger finial; the shank with pointillé design, possibly an inscription 'ΩΜΝ[...]'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1500
Byzantine Lobed Mount with Pointillé Inscription
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Gold Ring with Square Bezel and Inscription
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Opening Bid: £750
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Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
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Opening Bid: £5
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