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LOT 0812
Byzantine Age Gold Filigree Pendant
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.79 grams, 28 mm).
Composed of a hollow tongue-shaped body with four suspension loops to the top, bifacial ornament in the form of twisted filigree, applied bulbs and pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired UK market.
Ian Roper collection.
Cf. Adams, N., Intelligible Beauty: Recent Research on Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010, pp.203-211, for comparable examples and discussion.
FootnotesLikely a temple pendant, believed to have been hung near the temple or cheek, suspended from the wearer's headdress. The hollow interior likely concealed a piece of perfumed cloth.
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