Lot no. 317
BYZANTINE LEAD SEAL WITH SAINT GEORGE.
Ca. AD 1000 - 1100.
A lead seal with the standing figure of Saint George on the obverse. He is depicted frontally, holding a spear in his right hand and resting a shield against the ground with his left. Small sigla to the right of the figure. The reverse bears a five-line inscription in raised lettering, enclosed within a raised border.
Size: 28.6mm x 29.5mm; Weight: 28.08g
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.
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