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672 - BYZANTINE LARGE GOLD AND GARNET MEDALLION.

Estimate £1,500 - £3,000

Description

BYZANTINE LARGE GOLD AND GARNET MEDALLION. Ca. AD 700 - 1200 (or later). A gold medallion of domed profile with a beaded outer border and a band of repeating roundels and arches enclosed by twisted wire bands. The centre is set with five garnets arranged as a quincunx, each within a ropework cell, with clusters of granules between. A sixth garnet is set below the suspension loop. The reverse is plain. For similar see: A. Reynolds, L. Webster, Early Medieval Art and Archaeology in the Northern World, f. 2. Size: 45mm x 33mm; Weight: 9g Provenance: From a private UK collection; London art market purchase; earlier with the Parthenon Gallery in the 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM

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