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LOT 0996

Estimate
GBP (£) 200 - 300
EUR (€) 230 - 350
USD ($) 270 - 400

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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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