Byzantine Bronze Exceedingly Rare Icon with image St. Sisinnios as the Holy Rider killing a Gello & the baptism of

No. 84171165

Byzantine Bronze Exceedingly Rare Icon with image St. Sisinnios as the Holy Rider killing a Gello & the baptism of #1.1
Byzantine Bronze Exceedingly Rare Icon with image St. Sisinnios as the Holy Rider killing a Gello & the baptism of #1.2
Byzantine Bronze Exceedingly Rare Icon with image St. Sisinnios as the Holy Rider killing a Gello & the baptism of #2.1

Byzantine Bronze Exceedingly Rare Icon with image St. Sisinnios as the Holy Rider killing a Gello & the baptism of Jesus. Gello (Ancient Greek: Γελλώ), in Greek mythology, is a female demon or revenant who threatens the reproductive cycle by causing infertility, miscarriage, and infant mortality. By the Byzantine era, the gelloudes (γελλούδες) were considered a class of beings. Women believed to be under demonic possession by gelloudes might stand trial or be subjected to exorcism. On the reverse very abstractive image of the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan river. Dove or the Holy Spirit above in very abstractive style style holding the spirit of the epoch.
Almost intact only a few edge marks and wavy edges, otherwise beautiful green patina, excellently clear images in very specific medieval byzantine style.
Exceedingly Rare Saint Sisinnios an inscription COCINIOC.

heigh: 2,4 cm.
width: 2,2 cm.

Purchased from a German auction house, ex M.G. collection 1970s'.
The object will be shipped with an Austrian export license.
For buyers outside EU the export license will be issued separately and will take from 1-5 weeks. Please note that we can't interfere this process. Our invoice is also a guaranty of authenticity of the object.



Seller's Story

Eid Mar Auctions is a company inspired by the love and passion to the ancient art and numismatics. We are delighted to join the Catawiki platform to reach more collectors worldwide and try to help them improving their collections. Our experts are ready to cooperate with every single client in case he is needs an advice or opinion. Our goal is to bring the service and the way of offering an art and numismatics to a higher level thats why every single object or coin which is on sale was controlled from the Federal Monuments office and have an export license. For the quality of service we are also offering an option to every collector interested in particular object or coin to see it not only online but also personally in our gallery in central Vienna (1st. District). From our gallery you could also pick up your purchase directly. More details you can find on our home page: www. eidmarauctions. com

Byzantine Bronze Exceedingly Rare Icon with image St. Sisinnios as the Holy Rider killing a Gello & the baptism of Jesus. Gello (Ancient Greek: Γελλώ), in Greek mythology, is a female demon or revenant who threatens the reproductive cycle by causing infertility, miscarriage, and infant mortality. By the Byzantine era, the gelloudes (γελλούδες) were considered a class of beings. Women believed to be under demonic possession by gelloudes might stand trial or be subjected to exorcism. On the reverse very abstractive image of the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan river. Dove or the Holy Spirit above in very abstractive style style holding the spirit of the epoch.
Almost intact only a few edge marks and wavy edges, otherwise beautiful green patina, excellently clear images in very specific medieval byzantine style.
Exceedingly Rare Saint Sisinnios an inscription COCINIOC.

heigh: 2,4 cm.
width: 2,2 cm.

Purchased from a German auction house, ex M.G. collection 1970s'.
The object will be shipped with an Austrian export license.
For buyers outside EU the export license will be issued separately and will take from 1-5 weeks. Please note that we can't interfere this process. Our invoice is also a guaranty of authenticity of the object.



Seller's Story

Eid Mar Auctions is a company inspired by the love and passion to the ancient art and numismatics. We are delighted to join the Catawiki platform to reach more collectors worldwide and try to help them improving their collections. Our experts are ready to cooperate with every single client in case he is needs an advice or opinion. Our goal is to bring the service and the way of offering an art and numismatics to a higher level thats why every single object or coin which is on sale was controlled from the Federal Monuments office and have an export license. For the quality of service we are also offering an option to every collector interested in particular object or coin to see it not only online but also personally in our gallery in central Vienna (1st. District). From our gallery you could also pick up your purchase directly. More details you can find on our home page: www. eidmarauctions. com
Culture
Byzantine
Name of object
Exceedingly Rare Icon with image St. Sisinnios as the Holy Rider killing a Gello & the baptism of
Century/ Timeframe
11th.-14th. Century AD.
Provenance
Auction house
Country of Origin
Europe
Material
Bronze
Condition
Excellent

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The seller guarantees and can prove that the object was obtained legally. The seller was informed by Catawiki that they had to provide the documentation required by the laws and regulations in their country of residence. The seller guarantees and is entitled to sell/export this object. The seller will provide all provenance information known about the object to the buyer. The seller ensures that any necessary permits are/will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer immediately about any delays in obtaining such permits.

The seller guarantees and can prove that the object was obtained legally. The seller was informed by Catawiki that they had to provide the documentation required by the laws and regulations in their country of residence. The seller guarantees and is entitled to sell/export this object. The seller will provide all provenance information known about the object to the buyer. The seller ensures that any necessary permits are/will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer immediately about any delays in obtaining such permits.

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