A Byzantine bronze polycandelon

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Lot 140
A Byzantine bronze polycandelon

Sold for £ 7,800 (US$ 9,631) inc. premium

Antiquities

26 Oct 2007, 10:30 BST

London, New Bond Street

A Byzantine bronze polycandelon
Circa 13th Century A.D.
In the form of an openwork disc with a central cross, surrounded by a ring of six circular holes to hold lamps, interspersed with cruciform motifs, three with loops for suspension, the border with a serrated edge, the three flat openwork hinged chains decorated with cruciform medallions, all attached to a central distributor, hanging from a hook with an animal head terminal, 81/8in (20.6cm) diam of disc

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Property of a European private collector, 1960s - present day.
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