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LOT 1466
Byzantine Steatite Mount with Saint John the Theologian
10TH-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 shoulder, possibly depicting St John; rectangular in plan with rounded corners.
ProvenanceAcquired from Artemis Gallery, 2003.
Private collection, Europe.
Cf. Kalavrezou-Maxeiner, Byzantine Icons in Steatite, Wien, 1985, pl.2, for type.
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LOT 1466
Byzantine Steatite Mount with Saint John the Theologian
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) ‡+BP*
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