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LOT 1055
Byzantine Terracotta Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampula with St Menas
5TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (106 grams, 96 mm).
Hollow body discoid in profile and lentoid in section with thick loop handles to the shoulders, low-relief scene of a nimbate man between beasts to obverse, similar flanked by crosses pommee to reverse.
ProvenanceFrom a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 286-289, for type.
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LOT 1055
Byzantine Terracotta Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampula with St Menas
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Scrolls
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a wide, keeled band with a flat plaque on each shoulder, raised bezel with a discoid plaque decorated with scroll motifs. 7.46 grams, 30.65 mm overall, 19.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saints
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising a D-section hoop and a large discoid bezel with two stylised nimbate figures dressed in short tunics. 6.46 grams, 22.33 mm overall, 19.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The oval hoop, in this category of rings, gradually widens into a full shoulder and massive flattened head. The bezel is ellipsoidal, decorated with stylised images, most probably of military saints, invoking protection and blessing. -
Western Asiatic Calligraphic Gemstone Group
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Each with chamfered edges and dense panel of calligraphic text. 9.3 grams total, 19-25 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
