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LOT 0208
Byzantine Terracotta Bread Stamp
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (319 grams, 95 mm).
Discoid in plan with integral stub handle; central Maltese cross within a herringbone ring.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Sir Daniel Donohue [1919-2014] and the Countess Bernardine [1904-1968], Los Angeles, USA; the collection was assembled in the 1950-1960s, but before March 1968.
with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.310 [Part].
Acquired on the English art market, 2011.
Private collection, Europe.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
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Opening Bid: £111
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Opening Bid: £250
The hollow-formed, tongue-shaped body adorned with a filigree border, repoussé figure with pellets on the torso and serpents framing the head. 7.40 grams, 39 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
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Byzantine AE Three(?) Unciae Weight
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
In the form of a cube engraved on five sides: ᏌΓ and M and A and X and V. 26 grams, 16 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
