A miscellaneous group of Byzantine bronze items
Circa 6th-12th Centuries A.D.
Including a group of reliquary crosses and half crosses, all with engraved details, some with Greek inscriptions, 3¾in (9.5cm) longest, several broken; a group of bronze disc-shaped seals, cast in relief, decorated on both sides with busts and inscriptions, 15/8in (4.1cm) maximum diam; a bronze disc-shaped weight, engraved with a crucifix, 1¼in (3.2cm) diam; and a bronze lozenge-shaped flat-backed pendant weight, 2¼in (5.6cm) high; and various other items (a lot)
Circa 6th-12th Centuries A.D.
Including a group of reliquary crosses and half crosses, all with engraved details, some with Greek inscriptions, 3¾in (9.5cm) longest, several broken; a group of bronze disc-shaped seals, cast in relief, decorated on both sides with busts and inscriptions, 15/8in (4.1cm) maximum diam; a bronze disc-shaped weight, engraved with a crucifix, 1¼in (3.2cm) diam; and a bronze lozenge-shaped flat-backed pendant weight, 2¼in (5.6cm) high; and various other items (a lot)
Sold for
£3,360
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Property of a private English collector, Mr F. of Surrey (1909-1984), acquired from various sources in the 1960s. Accompanied by a typed note, 'Mr Beckwith's Opinion', with a handwritten paragraph below.
Category: Antiquities
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