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Ancient tools

Ancient seals and stamps

Ancient tablets and texts

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Ancient lanterns and oil lamps

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Bronze

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Byzantine

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- Additional condition information: Suspension ring is missing. Otherwise in a very nice state.

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6th - 8th Century AD

Byzantine Bronze decorated Cross - 3 cm  (No reserve price)

Byzantine.
Ca. 400–1453 AD.
Lead, 16-22.3 mm, 6-11.7 g.

Item details:
— 16 mm / 6 g.
— 22.1 mm / 9.76 g.
— 22.3 mm / 11.7 g.
Reference: Zacos and Veglery, Byzantine Lead Seals, I.

Provenance: Bought between 2025 and 2026 at German and Dutch auction houses. Purchase invoices on

Ca. 400–1453 AD

Byzantine Lead Seals (Molybdoboullon) (Lot of 3)  (No reserve price)

Decorated with owl heads and underglaze painted in green and dark brown with magnese yellow background, the outside rim decorated in alternating green and brown and oval patterns.

Size: 14.8 cm D - 5 13/16 inches.
Material: Glazed Terracotta.
Culture: Byzantine, c. 11th -12th

Byzantine, c. 11th - 12th Century A.D.

Byzantine Terracotta Glazed Sgraffito Bowl with Owl

Byzantine Bronze Commercial Weight Standards. Lot of 3.
Ca. 400–700 AD.

Reference: Cf. Bendall, Byzantine Weights: An Introduction.

Item details:
— 13 mm / 2.8 g.
— 18.8 mm / 9.21 g.
— 18.6 mm / 27.1 g.
Byzantine bronze commercial weights reflect the highly regulated economy of

Ca. 400–700 AD

Byzantine Bronze Commercial Weight Standards (Lot of 3)  (No reserve price)

Rare Byzantine Egyptian Woven-Fiber Bracelet with Stone Beads – Museum Parallel – c. 395–640 AD.
Culture: Byzantine Egypt.
Period: Late Antiquity.
Date: c. 395–640 AD.
Material: Woven vegetal fibre, reed/core material and stone beads.
Dimensions: Outer diameter: 62.2 mm; inner

c. 395–640 AD

Byzantine Egyptian Woven-Fiber Bracelet with Stone Beads – Museum Parallel – c. 395–640 AD

ITEM: Weight.
MATERIAL: Bronze.
CULTURE: Byzantine.
PERIOD: 10th - 13th Century A.D.
DIMENSIONS: 13 mm x 16 mm.
CONDITION: Good condition.
PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, London, acquired between 1980s.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license.

10th - 13th Century A.D

Byzantine Bronze Weight  (No reserve price)

Medieval Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A very nice example of one half of a cast bronze reliquary cross (enkolpion) with the remaining side displaying a relief figure of Christ, his arms spread wide. Relics - physical remains of saints or

10th-12th century AD

Byzantine Medieval  cross pendant 6th-8th century AD  (No reserve price)

Ancient / medieval Byzantine ring with patterns. Good condition and wearable. 18mm inner d approx. Private collection.

900-1000ad

Byzantine ring  (No reserve price)

Byzantine. Ca. 600–850 AD.
Bronze, 20-22 mm, 2.2-7.3 g.

Item details:
— 20 mm / 6.36 g.
— 20 mm / 7.3 g.
— 22 mm / 2.2 g.
Reference: Wilson, “On Early Thimbles,” Oxford Journal of Archaeology 35.4 (2016), 413–432.

Byzantine thimbles were practical tools of textile production,

Ca. 600-850 AD

Byzantine Bronze Thimbles (Lot of 3)  (No reserve price)

Byzantine Lead Seals (Molybdoboullon). Lot of 3.
Ca. 500–1000 AD.

Reference: Zacos and Veglery, Byzantine Lead Seals, I.

Item details:
— 13 mm / 3.47 g.
— 23.7 mm / 7.1 g.
— 12.36 g.
Byzantine lead seals were widely used to authenticate official documents, correspondence and

Ca. 500-1000 AD

A distinctive rectangular bronze Christian amulet, decorated on the obverse with an engraved geometric composition that can be interpreted as a stylized Chi-Rho (☧) or Christogram-inspired sacred symbol.

The Chi-Rho, formed from the first two Greek letters of Christos (ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ),

circa 9th–13th century AD

Early Christian / Byzantine Bronze “The Sacred Chi-Rho” Christogram Amulet and 60cm Silver Chain  (No reserve price)

Byzantine.
Ca. 400–700 AD.
Bronze, 8-23.5 mm, 0.89-28.11 g.

Item details:
— 8 mm / 0.89 g.
— 23.5 mm / 28.11 g.
— 18.8 mm / 26.5 g.
Reference: Cf. Bendall, Byzantine Weights: An Introduction.

Provenance: Bought between 2025 and 2026 at German and Dutch auction houses. Purchase

ITEM: Weight.
MATERIAL: Bronze.
CULTURE: Byzantine.
PERIOD: 10th - 13th Century A.D.
DIMENSIONS: 13 mm x 13 mm.
CONDITION: Good condition.
PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, London, acquired between 1980s.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license.





EXTREMELY RARE & IMPRESSIVE BYZANTINE IMPERIAL LEAD SEAL – EMPEROR NIKEPHOROS III BOTANEIATES (1078–1081 AD) – 45.45 g – 40 mm.

Imperial Lead Seal.
Period: Byzantine Empire / Eastern Roman Empire.
Emperor: Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1078–1081 AD)
Material: Lead.
Weight:

1078–1081 AD

Byzantine Lead Byzantine imperial seal - 40 mm  (No reserve price)

A piece of the past, made to be worn.
Byzantine Inscribed Ring with Greek Characters – Strong Patina – c. 7th–11th Century AD.
Object Type: Inscribed Ring.
Culture: Byzantine.
Period: Middle Byzantine Period.
Date: c. 7th–11th Century AD.
Material: Metal Alloy, Probably Copper.

c. 7th–11th Century AD

Byzantine Inscribed Ring with Greek Characters – Strong Patina – c. 7th–11th Century AD  (No reserve price)

Ancient terracotta oil lamp with a rounded body and elongated nozzle. The shoulder is richly decorated with a continuous relief frieze of rosettes and geometric motifs framing the central discus. The discus features a finely moulded griffin, the mythical creature combining the

ca. 4th–6th century AD

Roman-Byzantine cultural sphere Terracotta Ancient Terracotta Oil Lamp with Griffin or Rooster Depiction - 4 cm

Rare Byzantine Bronze Weight (6th–9th Century AD)

A rare Byzantine piece bearing three haloed busts in its upper section, executed in the Byzantine artistic style, with several lines of Greek inscriptions below rendered in an official manner, depicting the victory and

(6th–9th Century AD)

Byzantine Bronze Byzantine Bronze Weight - 5 cm

Byzantine Lead Seals Lot Of 8 Medieval Greek Roman Seals




The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. 

The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an

6th-10th century

Byzantine Lead seal

A very nice condition Ancient Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp, with good noticeable decoration (see photos) and dating to about the 6th - 10th C A.D.
Object acquired in 2026 in London, UK from 'AA' as part of a Private European Collection dating to the pre- 1990s.

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6th - 10th C A.D.

Byzantine Terracotta Decorated Oil Lamp - 115 mm  (No reserve price)

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