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LOT 0963
Byzantine Mould-Blown Christian Glass Vessel
LATE 6TH-EARLY 7TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (90 grams, 16 cm).
Comprising a pale-blue hexagonal body with cylindrical neck and rolled rim, applied tubular handle; rosette to base, the side panels with alternating motifs: two of the panels with a palm-leaf, two with large conjoining lozenges with bosses, and the other two with crosshatching, each small lozenge with a pellet to the centre.
ProvenanceFrom an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, Volume two, New York, 2001, pp.106-108, items 599-601.
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LOT 0963
Byzantine Mould-Blown Christian Glass Vessel
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
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Opening Bid: £100
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From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Byzantine Silver Gilt 'Be Prosperous' Ring Intaglio
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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Byzantine Stone Pottery Mould with Animal
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Ellipsoid in plan, a mould for forming ceramic model animals with incised decorative detailing; mounted on a custom-made stand with a specimen modern casting taken from the mould, hollow to the reverse. 1.75 kg total, 31.5 cm wide including stand
From the Janner Klausner family collection by desent 1960s, London and Israel. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
