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LOT 0806
Byzantine Polished Black Stone Dish with Bust of an Emperor
5TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 3/8 in. (49.7 grams, 59 mm).
Featuring a pedestal foot; the bust carved to one face, holding a globus cruciger in one hand, crosses and annulets in left and right fields, a horizontal register of concentric roundels to the opposite face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Paris gallery, French collection pre 1978.
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LOT 0806
Byzantine Polished Black Stone Dish with Bust of an Emperor
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Byzantine Holy Land Terracotta Lamp with Animal-Headed Handle
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Formed with a slipper-shaped body and curved handle, raised lines to the discuss and circular eyes over the nozzle, apparently formed as a fish. 72 grams, 10.1 cm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent. -
Byzantine Period Bronze Weight Collection
8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of weights of different types and sizes, including examples stamped with rosette motifs. 179 grams total, 16-24 mm
From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s. -
Byzantine Redware Bread Seal
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bearing a central hand motif and surrounding inscription in Greek letters 'K E R A Y I O I T H I M (?)' probably the mark of the producer. 239 grams, 10.2 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Museum collections hold many stamps or seals of different forms, materials and shapes, some bearing inscriptions or images. These could have been used on bread, dough or on fresh clay to stamp amphoras, bricks, lamps and other clay objects.
