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LOT 0872
Byzantine Bead Bracelet with Cross
15TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
7 1/8 in. (4.28 grams, 18 cm long).
Restrung; composed of annular and biconvex carnelian beads, together with a bronze Christian cross with the Five Wounds of Christ represented as ring-and-dot ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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