CIRCA 5TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

Details

A BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMP AND PROCESSIONAL CROSS SUPPORT PANEL
CIRCA 5TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
lamp: 5 1⁄4 in. (13.3 cm.) long
Openwork support panel: 3 3⁄4 in. (9.5 cm.) long

Provenance

Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris and Geneva; thence by descent to the present owner.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

The openwork panel comes from square-shaped support of a processional cross which would have been a building modelled on Byzantine church architecture of the period. This is the gable end with various key-shaped windows, a cross-shaped top window and column supports.

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