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LOT 1097
Eastern Roman Bronze Amulet with Saint Spearing the Dragon
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (8.77 grams, 56 mm).
Oval pendant with integral suspension loop, one side with armoured Saint Theodore or Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon with a barbed spear, a lion beneath and a Greek inscription on the upper edge 'EICΘEOCONIKѠNTAKAK = εἷς θεός ὁ νικῶν τά κακ(ά)' = the one god who defeats evil; the reverse with four animals (two lions, a snake, an ibis and a scorpion) reaching towards an altar or a boat, a Greek inscription above 'ПІΝѠCAΒAѠΘΜIΧAΗΛ' = I drink, The God of the hosts, Michael. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar images in Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 582,626; for an earlier similar amulet Michel, S., Die Magischen Gemmen in Britischen Museum, London, 2001, no.453.
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LOT 1097
Eastern Roman Bronze Amulet with Saint Spearing the Dragon
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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