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LOT 0787
Byzantine Bone Pendant with Chi Rho
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 3/4 in. (24.7 grams, 70 mm).
Tear-shaped, carved with Chi Rho monogram within a central dimpled roundel, Greek letters 'Λ - ώ' in left and right field; pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the 1990s.
Acquired on the UK market.
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