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LOT 1868
Medieval Brass Cross with The Trinity and Archangels
ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS, CIRCA 1450 A.D.
16 1/8 in. (958 grams total, 41 cm including stand).
Lozengiform panel attached to a tapering socket; to each face an incised square panel with three nimbate figures, hatched band above, openwork border of crosses and scrolls; wire reinforcements attached to two large lateral loops; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Antiquarium Ltd., New York, USA, 2005.
From a private collection, Suffolk, UK.
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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Medieval Brass Cross with The Trinity and Archangels
Ethiopian Highlands, circa 1450 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Lozengiform panel attached to a tapering socket; to each face an incised square panel with three nimbate figures, hatched band above, openwork border of crosses and scrolls; wire reinforcements attached to two large lateral loops; mounted on a custom-made stand. 958 grams total, 41 cm including stand
Ex Antiquarium Ltd., New York, USA, 2005. From a private collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Medieval Pope Gregory IX Lead Papal Bulla
1227-1241 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
The obverse depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear-shaped compartment defined by pellets; cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts and at the top of the bulla in the centre letters 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter; reverse inscribed over three lines 'GRE/GORIVS./PP. VIIII', with an omega above the letters 'PP'; both obverse and reverse faces with a pelletted perimeter. 42.5 grams, 40 mm
Found UK. Property of a Worlingworth, Suffolk, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was the 178th Pope of the Catholic Church, reigning from 1227 to 1241. He is known for his strong defence of papal authority, his role in the Crusades, and his establishment of the Papal Inquisition. -
Medieval Bronze Altar Cross on Tripod Base
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Comprising an expanding-arm cross supporting a short neck with disc finial above; below, a short shank with trumpet-shaped baluster and triangular base, scooped in profile with segmented radiating legs and domed feet; a knop placed between each pair of legs. 669 grams, 23 cm
with Juliette Noujaim, Arqueologie, Islamic Art, Le Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2005. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12290-222317. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
