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LOT 1962
Post Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Crucifixion Scene
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (92 grams, 67 mm).
A portable icon depicting the Crucifixion, Mary and Saint John the Theologian flanking the cross, angels in the upper corners, Golgotha skull under the cross and inscription I.N.R.I. to the upper part of the cross; crenelated frame with hanging loop to the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Rinduya, A.V., Small Ancient Russian Art, Moscow, 1978 (in Russian), figs.69,79,80,81, for similar.
FootnotesThe scene corresponds to John's Gospel: 'Here is your son.' 'Here is your mother.' (John 19:25-27). Portable icons of this kind were often carried by soldiers or by the travellers during a war, to assure the Divine protection and journey's safety.
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LOT 1962
Post Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Crucifixion Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Comprising: a medieval stone mason's chisel; two post medieval foot pattens (17th-18th century A.D.) for an adult and a child, composed of a ring with extended tongue fitted with iron rivets used to secure the ring to a wooden platform; a 16th-17th century two prong fork with handle replacement; mounted on a backing board. 563 grams total, 15-18.5 cm
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