Central Asian Bronze Horseman Bread Stamp

7th-10th century AD. A bronze bread stamp, square with loop handle, openwork design with central cross and concentric arcs. 19 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; part of his family

7th-10th century AD. A bronze bread stamp, square with loop handle, openwork design with central cross and concentric arcs. 32 grams, 49mm (2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the late 19

10th-13th century AD. A fabricated bronze piriform stamp with radiating lobes, central chi-rho Christogram motif. 7.4 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.

A 12TH / 13TH CENTURY CENTRAL ASIAN BRONZE & SILVER TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER the body with inlaid silver in kuffic & geometric design, upon three long feet, 12.5cm

An important Byzantine bronze bread stamp with a menorah, 4th - 5th Century AD, the seven-branched menorah is flanked by a lulav and a shofar, loop handle at back. 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in (5.4 x 4.5 cm). Nic

Roman, Late Imperial Period or early Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A rectangular leaded-bronze bread stamp with two rows of letters and a ring form handle. Bread stamps have been used t

A 12TH / 13TH CENTURY CENTRAL ASIAN BRONZE & SILVER TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER the body with inlaid silver in Kufic & geometric design, upon three long feet, 12.5cm

Near East, Luristan to Achaemenid, ca. 1000 to 330 BCE. A very unusual drinking vessel made of bronze with a finely delineated pictorial scene featuring a pair of horned, ungulate animals - possibly t

Byzantine Empire, ca5th to 10th century CE. Perhaps the finest example of a bronze bread stamp we have handled! Cast bronze implement used by bakers to identify their bakery goods - a form of early pa

Classical World, Greco-Roman, Late Republic Period, ca. 1st century BCE. A cast-bronze bread stamp of a rectangular form with a suspension ring on the verso. The recessed stamp face bears 14 raised Gr

Bactria-Margiana (BMAC), modern-day central Asia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A heavy cast-bronze axe head with an oval-shaped hafting hole, a rough-surfaced butt end, a thin midrib on both top and

Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. Gorgeous bronze bread stamp - an early form of advertsing - in rectangular form spelling out the name of the proprietor - P. SERUILI VENUSTI - which ironic

A Roman bronze bread stamp reading 'SIMPLICI', c. 3rd – 4th Century AD, the rectangular stamp with thick loop handle. L: 2 ½ in (6.3cm). Nice green bronze patina. Ex New York private collection.

Ancient Near East, early Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. An excellent cast-bronze bread stamp, of a rectangular form, with seven raised letters on its face and a loop handle on the verso.

Central Asia, Iran, Bronze Age, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd century BCE. Bronze axe head with large flaring blade, rounded shaft with circular incised decoration and decorative flange at top. Size: 4-3/

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast-bronze bread stamp, of a rectangular form, the press portion containing seven letters as well as a petite stalk of wheat in the lower right co

Classical World, late Roman Imperial to early Byzantine Empire period, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A cast-leaded-bronze bread stamp that is shaped like an 'L' with an integral ring handle on the verso.

Rome or Byzantine Empire; c. 3rd-7th century AD Of Rectangular form, with deeply molded letters. Dimensions 2 3/8" (6 cm) Provenance: Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection Mr. Slocum (1914-19

Roman or early Byzantine, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A cast-bronze rectangular bread stamp with eight letters inscribed on its face and a loop handle with an additional knob on the verso. Bread stamps

Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A finely cast leaded bronze bread stamp of a rectangular form with a face that bears an inscription - IORIOTO / CVRNVTV. Given the neat arrangem

**Originally Listed At $500** Central Asia, Turkmenistan or Afghanistan, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A delightful cast bronze belt buckle in the form of a ibex, shown in profile, prancing. Most of its bod

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 8th to 12th century CE. A cast-bronze bread stamp of a rectangular form bearing seven raised Greek letters within the rece

A Roman bronze bread stamp reading c. 3rd – 4th Century AD, the rectangular stamp with thick loop handle, nice green patina Size: 4.5 cm x 2.5 cm Ex New York private collection. This Lot is hel

**Originally Listed At $350** Bactria-Margiana (BMAC), modern day central Asia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. This is a bronze axe head with a characteristic curved shape and narrow socket; based on