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LOT 0221
Byzantine Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Cross
7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.54 grams, 23 mm).
Bullet-shaped with domed top and transverse piercing; underside with incuse cross potent and flanking figures; supplied with an impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 697, for type.
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LOT 0221
Byzantine Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Cross
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £600
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Opening Bid: £150
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Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Cross
7th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Bullet-shaped with domed top and transverse piercing; underside with incuse cross potent and flanking figures; supplied with an impression. 9.54 grams, 23 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
