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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.

Provenance

From 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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LOT 0208

Byzantine Terracotta Bread Stamp

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

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