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LOT 1949
Romano-Egyptian Style Blackstone Intaglio Depicting a God with Crocodile
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (1.78 grams, 20 mm).
Plaque with incuse image, bearded figure in calf-length robe wielding a harpe, standing on the back of a crocodile.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 1949
Romano-Egyptian Style Blackstone Intaglio Depicting a God with Crocodile
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Russian Orthodox Bronze Cross Pendant
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Cruciform with interstitial lobes; obverse with voided cross and Cyrillic legend, raised square panel to end of each arm; reverse with foliage detailing. 6.6 grams, 48 mm
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. -
Large Cretan Wooden Icon Fragment of Deesis with Christ Pantocrator and Saint John the Prodromos
Circa 1670 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Depicting Christ Pantocrator and Saint John on his side, hand of Mary visible on the left; the Lord of the Universe represented seated upon a cushioned throne, the right hand in blessing gesture, the left hand holding a Gospel decorated with precious stones; wearing a blue chlamys and red sticharion; Saint John in proskynesis in front of Christ, dressed in a brown vestis talaris; the head of both surrounded by a red halo; later wire for hanging to the reverse with an information sheet in German. 1.8 kg, 57 cm
Ex Hargesheimen Auction House, Dusseldorf, Germany. Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector.
The icon represents a middle section from a Deesis of a church iconostasis. Although preserved as a fragment, it is designed in the high style of the late 16th century. -
Roman Style Bronze Bull-Headed Phallic Pendant
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £65
An undated archaistic pendant comprising a facing bull-head with addorsed phalloi with loops and scrotum below, suspension loop above. 46.2 grams, 58 mm
Ex Morris collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; acquired in the 1990s.
