Lot Essay
For similar plate fragments, cf. L. Wamser and G. Zahlhaas, Rom und Byzanz, Munich, 1998, pp. 126-127, nos 132 and 133.
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CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
TWELVE EARLY CHRISTIAN RED SLIP WARE POTTERY PLATE FRAGMENTS
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Each with impressed Chi-Rho monogram, two repaired, 4 in. (10 cm.) long max.; and a Byzantine bronze cross, each arm pierced for attachment with remaining suspension hook at top, circa 10th Century A.D., 11½ in. (29 cm.) high (13)
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Each with impressed Chi-Rho monogram, two repaired, 4 in. (10 cm.) long max.; and a Byzantine bronze cross, each arm pierced for attachment with remaining suspension hook at top, circa 10th Century A.D., 11½ in. (29 cm.) high (13)
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market, 1993.
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