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LOT 1101
Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Saint
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (18.62 grams, 30.50 mm overall, 23.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
Comprising a thick round-section hoop and integral disc bezel; incuse cross with nimbate bust above flanked by two equal-arm crosses, enigmatic legend to the rim.
ProvenanceAcquired circa 1980.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 1101
Large Byzantine Bronze Ring with Cross and Saint
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Byzantine Bronze Ring with Saint
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Featuring a D-section hoop and a perpendicular oval hoop with a standing saint holding a staff. 2.17 grams, 23.65 mm overall, 20.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Bronze Ring with Warrior Saints
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
D-section hoop and a large oval bezel with two nimbate warriors holding shields and a spear. 5.83 grams, 22.35 mm overall, 18.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Saint George and Mary
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
With separate hinge and suspension loop; obverse with nimbate robed figure in a tondo with legend 'ΓΕΟΡΓ[Η]' (St George); reverse with robed and nimbate figure in orans pose with 'ICX' beneath each wrist, smaller nimbate figure before, legend 'MHP ΘV' (Mother of God). 82 grams, 10.8 cm
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
