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LOT 0170
Byzantine Stone Jewellery Mould
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (136 grams, 79 mm).
Fitted with two channels running to a central circlet with the image of a saint cavalryman in the centre, surrounded by Greek letters A, O, O, E, C, OS, E, O; small holes to three of the corners for insertion of pegs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Adam-Veleni, P., Mylopoulos, Y., The Metro-nome of Thessaloniki’s History, Thessaloniki, 2018, p.167, for similar moulds.
FootnotesPlates from mid-period jewellery moulds (10th-12th centuries) with the imprint of the jewellery to be made carved into one or both of the surfaces (earrings, buckles, clasps, beads of necklaces, etc.) were usually made of graphite schist, or other rocks. The plates were bound together in twos or threes by lead pins and the liquid metal was injected via conical openings. Similar tools were found in the 10th-12th levels of Thessaloniki.
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Byzantine Stone Jewellery Mould
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Fitted with two channels running to a central circlet with the image of a saint cavalryman in the centre, surrounded by Greek letters A, O, O, E, C, OS, E, O; small holes to three of the corners for insertion of pegs. 136 grams, 79 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
Plates from mid-period jewellery moulds (10th-12th centuries) with the imprint of the jewellery to be made carved into one or both of the surfaces (earrings, buckles, clasps, beads of necklaces, etc.) were usually made of graphite schist, or other rocks. The plates were bound together in twos or threes by lead pins and the liquid metal was injected via conical openings. Similar tools were found in the 10th-12th levels of Thessaloniki. -
Byzantine Bronze Figural Intaglio Gemstone
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Oval-shaped with intaglio motif of a standing robed figure facing left, inscription to the right. 0.70 grams, 14 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
