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LOT 1167
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Expanding Cross
HOLY LAND, CIRCA 5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (73 grams, 85 mm).
Stub handle to the rear, the body decorated with pellets and diagonal strokes, an expanding cross on the nozzle, flanked by two rosettes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s.
Ex private West County, UK, collection.
Cf. Rosenthal R., Sivan, R., Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection, Jerusalem, 1978, no.460, p.114, for the type.
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LOT 1167
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Expanding Cross
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Stone Bifacial Amulet with Church Designs
Circa 2th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bifacial plaque with geometric designs: Side A - lozenge bisecting the upper edge of a square with 'o' to the centre, 'IEN' below, horseshoe motifs to the edge; Side B - pentagonal panel with lozenge to the upper edge, 'α' above 'Π' and similar border. 2.91 grams, 24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant with Christ and Saints
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Obverse: central facing nimbate figure of Mary with 'MHP ΘV' legend, facing nimbate bust in each of the roundels; reverse with cruciform void and pellets; hinged loop with ropework detailing. 43.1 grams, 88 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Monogram
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An expanding hoop with decorated shoulders, an octagonal bezel with a monogram, composed of the Greek letters 'Χ [ΑΙΡΕ] ΔΥωΝ[Υ]C (?)' = Be glad Dyoniys. 5.76 grams, 24.25 mm overall, 20.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The plate and hoop of these rings were soldered together. This system probably originated only in the late period of the Eastern Roman Empire, as evidenced by the faceting of the sides and the irregularity in the letters forming the name.
