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LOT 0941
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).
ProvenanceFrom an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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LOT 0941
Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
Estimate £200 - 280€230 - 320 (for guidance only)$270 - 380 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £44
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Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
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Discoid bezel with intaglio profile eagle with head turned and wings raised. 5.55 grams, 25.49 mm overall, 19.85 x 15.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
