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LOT 1165
Byzantine Terracotta Bulla with St Simeon
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (15 grams, 33 mm).
Plano-convex in section with reserved impression of a vertical pillar, ladder to one side, mother and infant to the other, crescent, star and other objects in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1165
Byzantine Terracotta Bulla with St Simeon
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp with Concentric Motifs
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Large oil lamp with stub handle to the rear, wide rim with concentric rings and lozenges, the discus with concentric triangles and volutes, a low basal ring. 213 grams, 14 cm
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Late Byzantine Silver Spoon with 'St Peter' Inscription on the Handle
Late 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Featuring a large, shallow piriform bowl, stepped junction with a boar's head above, a hexagonal-section stem extending from behind the boar's neck bearing a Greek inscription 'TTETPOY' (of Peter); a balustered handle with a cuboid, striated finial. 60.77 grams, 21.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, Surrey, UK.
The inscription suggests that the spoon may have had a liturgical purpose, associated with the Holy Communion. Still today in the Orthodox Church, the Body and Blood of Christ are dispensed with similar liturgical objects. The name Peter can be associated with the church, or simply with the owner of the liturgical artefact.
