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LOT 1010

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

BYZANTINE BRONZE CROSS BROOCH
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (20.1 grams, 65 mm).

Formed as an expanding-arm cross pommy with lower arm developing two lateral loops with shallow recesses, ring-and-dot motifs; pin-lugs and catch to reverse. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.

CONDITION
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