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LOT 1019
Byzantine Bronze Cross Group
10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (12.1 grams total, 27-38 mm).
Comprising: a flat-section cross with annulets; an enkolpion plate; a cross with conical arms, raised cross to the centre. [3]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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