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LOT 0914
Byzantine Steatite Mount with a Saint
12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.52 grams, 19 mm).
Showing a bust of a man dressed in a cloak and with his head turned to look over his right shoulder, possibly depicting St John; rectangular in plan with rounded corners.
Provenance
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, 2003.
Private collection, Europe.
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 0914
Byzantine Steatite Mount with a Saint
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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