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LOT 0206
Byzantine Shipwreck Terracotta Wine Amphora
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
22 in. (8.15 kg total, 56 cm high including stand).
With tapering ribbed sidewall and conical foot, domed shoulder, carinated mouth with two lateral strap handles; marine encrustation; with tripod display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Byzantine Bronze Stamp Seal with Inscription
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Formed as a fist with transverse hole, Greek legend to the flat end. 8.3 grams, 22 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Byzantine Bronze Patrix Die for a Belt Mount
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Cruciform in plan with central quatrefoil flanked on three sides by a disc with rosette fill and lateral lugs. 17.8 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Byzantine Terracotta Pilgrim Flask with a Saint
6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Piriform in profile with two thick lug handles to the shoulder, obverse with low-relief facing figure holding a large cross and orb, reverse with facing figure with hand held up in the orans posture; with a display stand. 47.2 grams, 77 mm (71.4 grams total, 91 mm including stand)
Ex private collection, Mrs L.S., 1990s. Acquired from the above, 2001. Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12110-218216.
