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LOT 0982
Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
CIRCA 6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (13.1 grams, 18 mm).
With inscription '+ΘKEB / OΘTO / ΔΟΛΟ / ΤΘΛΑ' for 'ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΛ ΤΩ ΔΟΥΛΩ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΛΑΔΕ' (Mother of God, help Lades, the servant of God).
Provenance
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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LOT 0982
Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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