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LOT 1497
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Repousse Matrix
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (80.6 grams, 56 mm).
Lozengiform matrix with a raised expanding arm cross with a central disc with a cross motif and each arm ending on a round disc with a cross motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market in the 1990s.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 1497
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant Repousse Matrix
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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