LOT 3594
Early Byzantine PB Pilgrim's Amulet. 6th-7th century AD.
Nimbate saint on horseback to left, holding cruciform sceptre / Pillar-saint St. Symeon (Stylites) orans atop a large central column, flanked by two angels flying in; reliquary(?) to right and small figure going to climb ladder on left. Cf. L. Wamser: Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas östliches Erbe, 310; for tokens with similar iconography see G. Vikan, Byzantine Pilgrimage Art, fig. 22, 24, 25, 29-30. Condition as seen. Pierced; suspension loop missing.(2.42gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman PB Amulet. Circa 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Levantine region or Egypt. Lion standing to left, crescent above / MIXAHΛ (retrograde) in two lines. 1.43gr, 15mm x12mm.
Condition as seen. Suspension loop.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Viking Polyhedral Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polyhedral bronze weight with 'bird's eye' patterns and a large groove on the sides. 4.67gr, 12mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Roman Serpentine(?) Amulet. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Zoomorphic amulet in the shape of a frog. 7.88gr, 30mm x 22mm x 12mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
