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LOT 0944
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Group
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 5/8 in. (9.18 grams total, 27-40 mm).
Comprising three flat-section cross pendants, each decorated with ring-and-dot motifs. [3]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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