Lot Essay
As discussed in the Porphyry Introduction (on p. 16 of the catalogue) items such as this were re-worked in later centuries from larger existing antique porphyry objects and architectural columns.
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PROBABLY 11TH-13TH CENTURY
Details
AN IMPERIAL PORPHYRY DISC
PROBABLY 11TH-13TH CENTURY
Mounted on a later stand
15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) diameter
PROBABLY 11TH-13TH CENTURY
Mounted on a later stand
15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Private Collection of Jean-Claude Ciancimino (from the 1960's).
with Oliver Hoare, London where acquired by Philip Hewat-Jaboor.
with Oliver Hoare, London where acquired by Philip Hewat-Jaboor.
Literature
Oliver Hoare, Every Object Tells a Story, May-July 2017, no. 300,