Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE BRONZE WEIGHTS

COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE BRONZE WEIGHTS - Ca. AD 600 - 1000. A collection of three bronze weights, including, from left to right: a square weight engraved with a tall cross and scattered Greek letters; a larger example with a rectangular panel above and a lower frieze of signs; and a square weight lightly incised with a cross and letters.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2002.213.1.Size: 50-65mm x 50-65mm; Weight: 1.2kgProvenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Holland.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.