A BYZANTINE GREEN PORPHYRY CAPITAL

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08.02.2024 10:30UTC +01:00
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Lot 105 | A BYZANTINE GREEN PORPHYRY CAPITAL
A BYZANTINE GREEN PORPHYRY CAPITAL

CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

Of Corinthian order, the round base impressed with a square socket, the sides with two orders of acanthus leaves rising to four corner volutes

8 7⁄8 x 10 ½ in. (22.4 x 26.9 cm.)





Provenance

Pandolfini, Florence, 11 December 2003, lot 279 (part), accompanied by an Italian export licence, dated 14th April 2004.

with Tomasso Brothers Fine Art, Leeds, acquired from the above.

Private collection, UK, 2004.
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