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LOT 1502
Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (155 grams, 11.1 cm).
Bifacial enkolpion with hinged polyhedral suspension loop above; obverse with low-relief central Corpus Christi and two small figures to each arm, inscription 'ICXC NHKΛ' (Christ Victorious); reverse with central seated figure of Mary in orans pose surrounded by text and with a male bust in each roundel.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1502
Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Byzantine Electrum Architectural Ring with Flat Bed Garnet
Circa 6th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
The circular hoop composed of two carinated hoops, a finely decorated trumpet bezel set with a later flat-cut deep red garnet framed by a fine band of granules, and four oval beads enriched with granules supporting the bezel. 5.76 grams, 31.57 mm overall, 17.90 x 18.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex collection of a professional lady, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information page with provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13536-263217.
The architectural shape of the ring copies Eastern Roman prototypes, and it is possible that it was made in Western workshops of the Migration period, which tend to be more ornate, with greater use of twisted wire filigree and garnet. Eastern Gothic and Merovingian versions of the architectural ring have been found widely in central and Western Europe. -
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Repousse Matrix
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Lozengiform matrix with a raised expanding arm cross with a central disc with a cross motif and each arm ending on a round disc with a cross motif. 80.6 grams, 56 mm
Acquired on UK art market in the 1990s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
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Byzantine Steatite Mount with Saint John the Theologian
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Showing a bust of a man dressed in a cloak and with his head turned to look over his shoulder, possibly depicting St John; rectangular in plan with rounded corners. 2.52 grams, 19 mm
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, 2003. Private collection, Europe.
