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Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription
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LOT 0916

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

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LOT 0916

Byzantine Seal Matrix with Inscription

Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)

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