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LOT 0781
Byzantine Oil Lamp Group
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
4 - 5 3/4 in. (748 grams total, 10-14.5 cm).
Group of two bronze lamps comprising: one with heart-shaped body, squat nozzle with recessed disc finial, hinged lid shaped as a scallop, basal disc with square hole to accept a stand, two curled arms at the rear forming the handle with thumb-pad formed as a perching bird; one slipper-shaped with ovoid nozzle, scooped conical lid with regular piercings, piriform basal ring, curved arm to the rear developing to a leaf-shaped reflector. [2]
ProvenanceCollected from the 1950s-1980s by a distinguished university professor who served as Department Head, Dean and Vice President for a major university.
Ex Emeritus collection, North America.
Accompanied by a copy of a Spanish export licence.
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Cross pommee with roundels to the centre and each arm; suspension loop. 4.96 grams, 39 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Surrey, UK, collector. -
Byzantine Silver Offering Dish with Chi Rho and Inscription
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £12,500
With rounded underside and flange rim; tondo with incised symmetrical vinescroll with bunches of grapes enclosing central disc with niello-filled Chi Rho flanked by alpha and omega; legend to the rim in capitals: '+++ ΥΠΕΡ ΑΝΑΠΑΥϹΕΩϹ ΕΥΧΗϹ ΟΝ ΟΙΔΕΝ ΟΘϹ ΤΑ ΟΝΟΜΑΤΑ' (For the eternal rest of him who had knowledge in the name of the Lord). 395 grams, 23.5 cm wide
From a European family collection formed in the 1990s; thence by descent to a UK gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report of Dr. Raffaele D’Amato This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11963-210867.
The decorative apparatus of this plate could be associated with Eastern Roman art of the 11-12th century A.D., although we cannot exclude an earlier dating. -
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp
5th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With a large tongue-shaped filling hole, a wide channel with raised edges running towards the nozzle, the sides with raised palm leaf decoration; the body of the lamp decorated with raised hatched panels and linear decoration; repaired. 98 grams, 98 mm
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s. From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
