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LOT 0225
Byzantine Mould-Blown Translucent Pale Green Glass Three-Handled Jug
5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (58 grams, 93 mm high).
Hexagonal body with a short cylindrical neck and a flaring rim, three applied handles extending from the rim to the shoulders, geometric decoration on the panels.
ProvenanceRoman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
From an important London glass collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
Cf. Harden, D.B., Glass of the Caesars, Milan, 1987, no.98, for a similar octagonal jug without handles.
FootnotesThese octagonal or hexagonal jugs or jars were possibly made as tokens for pilgrims visiting the holy sites in Jerusalem or for use in burial rites. In the late 6th and early 7th century A.D., they were mass-produced in moulds for the pilgrim trade in the Holy Land, in the vicinity of the holy city, but they were found all around the Mediterranean, especially in islands like Cyprus, an important place on the sea route that brought pilgrims to Jerusalem. Such vessels were probably filled with oil from holy sites and sold to pilgrims.
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LOT 0225
Byzantine Mould-Blown Translucent Pale Green Glass Three-Handled Jug
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£550 (EUR 638; USD 743) +BP*
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Byzantine Ceramic Bulla with Calvary Scene
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Plano-convex in section and oblate in plan with incuse design of crucifixion flanked by angels in flight and ladder to one side. 4.57 grams, 21 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Miniature Glass Jar
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
With broad shoulder and conical body, everted rim, two loop handles and applied undulating band to the shoulder. 51.34 grams, 47 mm wide
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
This jar is a Syro-Palestinian type. Similar jars were found in the graves of Beit Fajjar, Palestine, and usually dated at the 4th-5th centuries A.D. Their colour is usually yellow-green or light green, but purple is also used. -
Byzantine Stone Amuletic Cross in Silver Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Lozengiform silver frame with solid reverse, beaded edges; incised reserved cross pommy design to reverse; articulated polyhedral suspension loop; obverse open with inset carved cross fleury decorated with ring-and-dot motifs. 4.61 grams, 31 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
