Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 172 in Wamser and Zahlhass, eds., Rom und Byzanz, Archäologische Kostbarkeiten aus Bayern.
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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A BYZANTINE BRONZE STAMP SEAL
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE BRONZE STAMP SEAL
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a sole of a shoe, the inscription in Greek reading, "One God," a thin flanged trapezoidal handle at the center of the reverse
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) long
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a sole of a shoe, the inscription in Greek reading, "One God," a thin flanged trapezoidal handle at the center of the reverse
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Portobello Road, London, mid 1990s.
with Lennox Gallery, London, 2006.
with Lennox Gallery, London, 2006.