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LOT 1044
Byzantine Silver Artefact Group
7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (41.3 grams total, 25-44 mm).
Including belt fittings, penannular brooch with pin and other items. [8]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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 1044
Byzantine Silver Artefact Group
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Gold Filigree Bead
Circa 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising a central dome with applied filigree rosette, six radiating triangular arms with dense granulation within braided filigree borders (two absent). 1.80 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Byzantine Bronze Pin with Duck
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £163
Round-section shank with cuboid panel and four radiating lugs, topped with a perching duck figure. 11.7 grams, 11.7 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Byzantine Gold Dagger Pommel Cap with Garnets
Circa 8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Sheet gold dome with braided filigree band to the rim, three vertical bands and three cells each set with a garnet cabochon, collar to the apex. 2.13 grams, 22 mm
From a continental collection prior to 2000. Acquired on the UK art market in 2010. Ex property of a UK gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Eastern Roman daggers of 7th-8th centuries typically displayed gold ornaments embellished with garnets and filigree, visible on the specimens gifted by the Empire to foreign rulers, such as the famous Bulgarian leader Kuvrat.
