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LOT 0953
Byzantine Bronze Artefact Group
6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 3 3/4 in. (188 grams total, 84-95 mm).
Comprising: front cover of an enkolpion with robed figure in orans pose, legend 'ΓΕΟΡΓΙΟC' (St. George) above; censer cover with openwork design, expanding-arm cross within an arc with ring-and-dot motifs, poppy-head lugs, suspension loop. [2]
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 0953
Byzantine Bronze Artefact Group
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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