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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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Byzantine Bronze Epigraphic Seals
6th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Comprising: one with radiating legend 'ΛΩΕ' in pointillé technique; one with incised cross and legend 'ΨΟΦΡ' on the finials. 4.98 grams total, 13-14 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Byzantine Hexagonal Bronze Censer Base
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With flared and stepped rim and foot; pierced for attachment; carbonised accretion within. 194 grams, 80 mm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Byzantine Bronze Steelyard Weight of an Empress
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Filled with lead and formed as the upper body of an empress wearing a pleated palla, her hair arranged in loose curls around the face, suspension loop to the head. 630 grams, 94 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired by the current owner in 1999. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00038155.
The choice of the image of the empress for an official weight may have been to display fairness and equality before the law in commercial matters, as well as to bolster the authority of the imperial family.
