PB ‘hystera’ medallion (41mm, 15.45 g, 12h). Uncertain type. VF.

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Lot: 1084. Estimated: $ 250

Byzantine, Lead

Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PB ‘hystera’ medallion (41mm, 15.45 g, 12h). Uncertain type. H/A/m/A - Θ/Є/C/Φ/A/U/N, Standing facing figure, raising both hands / H/A/H/Φ/Є/C counterclockwise from lower right, Face at center with seven protruding rays diving legend; cross set on globe in lower partition. Cf. H. Björklund, “Protecting Against Child-Killing Demons: Uterus Amulets in the Late Antique and Byzantine Magical World,” Department of World Cultures. University of Helsinki, Finland. (2017); cf. J. Spier, "Medieval Byzantine Amulets and their Tradition,” Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 56 (1993). Brown surfaces, chip at 12h. VF.

From the D. K. Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 66 (9 January 2020), lot 1312.


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 16:01:00 ET.

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