Byzantine Roundel with Saint

CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (29.2 grams, 44 mm).

A roundel bearing an angel in high-relief to one face, looking left, the hands in offering gesture covered by his garment, Greek letters 'APX' (for Archangel) on the left side of his face.

Provenance

German art market, 1990s.
Mr A.H., a North American collector living in the UK.

Literature

Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 223-227, for this type of embossed icon.

CONDITION

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