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LOT 256443
Roman Inscribed Bifacial Lead Pendant with Names of the Archangels
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.97 grams, 27 mm).
Rectangular pendant with two loops on the upper edge with Greek inscriptions referring to the archangels, one side with the inscription 'PAΦAHΛ', (Raphael); the other side with reversed inscription reading 'ΓABPHIΛ' (Gabriel); repair to one loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. for a very similar amulet, Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 587.
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LOT 256443
Roman Inscribed Bifacial Lead Pendant with Names of the Archangels
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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