8th-10th century AD. A carved schist squat jar with separate lid, band of roundels to the chamfered sidewall each containing facing bust of a saint, Maltese cross or chi-rho christogram, disc lid with incised cross and central rectangular plaque with nimbate bust of Christ making a 'pax' sign with his right hand. 591 grams, 99mm (4"). From a late 1990s private collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website.