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LOT 2127
Western Asiatic Style Mixed Stone Bead Necklace with Stamp Seals and Amulets
20TH CENTURY A.D.
26 3/4 in. (194 grams, 68 cm).
A restrung designer necklace composed agate, amethyst, rock crystal, sodalite, and other beads in various shapes, interspersed with various amulets and four domed stamp seals, large pendant to the centre with engraved detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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LOT 2127
Western Asiatic Style Mixed Stone Bead Necklace with Stamp Seals and Amulets
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Orthodox Bronze Cross Pendant
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Bifacial, each face a voided cross with incised cross inside. 3.9 grams, 33 mm
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Russian Orthodox Enamelled Bronze Travel Icon with Saint Antipas of Pergamum
19th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Representing Saint Antipas with a Gospel in his left hand and making the gesture of blessing with his right, dressed as a bishop, with sticharion, covered by omophorion, and surmounted by an epitrachelion; the Mandylion at the centre above the saint, Saint Mary on the left panel and Jesus on the right; Old Slavic inscription around the figures: 'ΙC ΧΡ' (Jesus Christ); 'ΜΡ ϴΥ'(Mother of God); Saint Antipas of Pergamum (Св Анти́па Перга́мский). 238 grams, 11.3 cm
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.
The icon features meticulous craftsmanship typical of Orthodox iconography. Saint Antipas was popularly held to be a healer of tooth problems. He was martyred by burning in a brazen bull-shaped altar under the Emperors Nero or Domitian.
