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LOT 1125
Byzantine Silver-Gilt Cross Pendant with Garnet
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (2.61 grams, 31 mm).
Formed as four conical arms and a central circular cell with an inset garnet cabochon, pierced lug for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Den of Antiquity, Cambridge, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a typed dealer's ticket.
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LOT 1125
Byzantine Silver-Gilt Cross Pendant with Garnet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s onwards. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form. -
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With slightly expanding arms and integral loop; band of impressed ring-and-dot motifs to obverse. 4.71 grams, 31 mm
Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
