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LOT 1308
Byzantine Bronze Bracelet with Saints and Inscription
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (14.3 grams, 64 mm).
Penannular band with discoid lobes and finials, punched leaf motifs; impressed nimbate saint on galloping horse; two nimbate saints flanking a throne; legend '·OKA· TOΠCO / NENBO / NΘI' [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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