Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels

Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels

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Byzantine, 14th century

Enkolpion with the Crucifixion

Lot Closed

July 5, 02:06 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Byzantine, 14th century

Enkolpion with the Crucifixion


steatite, in a probably French, 15th/ 16th century silver gilt frame set with pearls and stones

with inscriptions in Greek

steatite: 5 by 4.2cm., 2 by 1⅝in.

6.5 by 4.5cm., 2½ by 1¾in. overall

With Jan Dirven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1960s;
Private collection, the Netherlands