Lot 315
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Manuel Monomachos (13th century), Christ seated on backless throne decorated with pearls, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left, ***, border of dots, rev. metrical legend in six lines, ***, 42.88g. (unpublished), good very fine
Manuel Monomachos (13th century), Christ seated on backless throne decorated with pearls, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left, ***, border of dots, rev. metrical legend in six lines, ***, 42.88g. (unpublished), good very fine

Details
Manuel Monomachos (13th century), Christ seated on backless throne decorated with pearls, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left, ***, border of dots, rev. metrical legend in six lines, ***, 42.88g. (unpublished), good very fine

Lot Essay

This family first appears at the end of the eighth century, provided an emperor, Constantine IX, in the middle of the tenth, and remained promenent until the fall of the empire. Two Manuels are known (PLP 19304 and 19305).