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LOT 2211
Greek Carved Holy Bread Stamp with Saint Basil
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (141 grams, 15.7 cm).
Plano-convex in profile with square handle to underside; incuse figure of nimbate St. Basil facing, holding a book with dentilled border and legend 'ΟΑΓΙΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΣ' (Saint Basil); handle with legend 'ΙΣΧΣ ΝΙΚΑ' (Jesus Christ triumphant).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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