Lot Essay
For a related jug with its handle also encircled by wire at its center and attached to the neck of the vessel, see no. IV.102 in C. Stiegemann, ed., Byzanz: Das Licht aus dem Osten.
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CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE BRONZE AMPHORA
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1⁄2 in. (39.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1⁄2 in. (39.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 10-11 July 1989, lot 440.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXX, 2019, no. 128).
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXX, 2019, no. 128).
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