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LOT 1132
Byzantine Silver-Gilt Filigree Earrings
8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.48 grams total, 30-31 mm).
A matching pair of hoop earrings, each adorned with intricate openwork spheres with filigree and applied pellets. [2]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 1132
Byzantine Silver-Gilt Filigree Earrings
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Dove
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Slender hoop expanding to a heart-shaped bezel with a stylised dove facing right. 2.36 grams, 21.91 mm overall, 19.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Ex P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s. -
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Large Byzantine Gold Ring Of Mary and Eutropius
6th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,980
Comprising a D-section hoop with flat sides bearing wave-pattern ornament and legend 'MAPIAC / EYTPOΠIOY' (belonging to Mary and Eutropius); tiered bezel with incised key-pattern and undulating line to the edges; shoulders with palmette motif; discoid plaque with incuse wreath surrounding a bird with star above and lizard; with platinum inclusions. 23.66 grams, 31.00 mm overall, 19.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12970-246013. -
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Enkolpion reliquary pendant with hinged body and substantial suspension loop; obverse with low-relief nimbate Christ with four busts surrounding; reverse with incised figural detail. 22.9 grams, 54 mm
Ex 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.
