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LOT 4172
Byzantine Bronze Amulet. After circa 10th century AD.
Ο Α ΘΕΟ-ΔΟΡΟC(sic), facing bust of Saint Theodore, nimbate, holding spear with right hand and sword with left / Blank. Condition as seen.(74gr, 47mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4172
Byzantine Bronze Amulet.
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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