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917 - STUNNING BYZANTINE GREEN STONE TORSO OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR, …

Estimate £15,000 - £30,000

Description

STUNNING BYZANTINE GREEN STONE TORSO OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR, WITH A CROSS ON THE REVERSE. Ca. AD 900 - 1100. A green stone torso of Christ, carved with heavy drapery falling in broad, deeply cut folds across the chest and around the arms. The left hand holds a book with a cross on the cover. The reverse is flat and engraved with a large cross dividing the surface into four fields, inscribed IC / XC / NI / KA, an abbreviation of Iesous Christos Nika (“Jesus Christ conquers”). For a similar subject, see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.190.66. Size: 39.3mm x 38mm; Weight: 38g Provenance: Private London collection; Ex London Gentleman 2000's; Previously in a London Gallery in the 1990's; Ex A.Cotton collection 1970-80; Previously in the New Forest collection, 1950's,. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM

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