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LOT 0208

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560

LARGE BYZANTINE BRONZE BREAD STAMP
CIRCA 7TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (361 grams, 12.7 cm).

Featuring a crucifix-shaped monogram with reversed inscription in Greek letters written in two intersecting lines 'ΠET PX Y', translating to 'Peter, servant of God' most likely a benefaction to Jesus Christ from an individual; large applied handle to the reverse.

PROVENANCE:
Previously in a German collection.
Ex Austrian collection.
In a London collection from the 1990s.

Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.

CONDITION
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