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LOT 1447
Byzantine Silver Temple Ring
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (8.90 grams, 33.70 mm overall, 20.40 x 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
With rounded hoop supporting an arcade with a disc above.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 495, for an earlier example of the type.
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LOT 1447
Byzantine Silver Temple Ring
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) ‡+BP*
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Byzantine 'Greek Fire' Ceramic Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconical body with rounded base and domed filler hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 502 grams, 97 mm
Ex important collection of weaponry, London, UK, 1980-1990s. 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. -
Byzantine Silver Temple Ring
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With rounded hoop supporting an arcade with a disc above. 8.90 grams, 33.70 mm overall, 20.40 x 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With central lozenge void, short arms terminating in buds, pierced lug above. 15.7 grams, 45.7 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
