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LOT 0797
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant with Bead Necklace
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
19 5/8 in. (6.1 grams, 50 cm long).
Composed of later restrung ceramic beads together with a central cruciform pendant displaying punched ring-and-dot motifs to one face, possibly representing the Five Wounds of Christ. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Byzantine Gold Coin Bead Necklace
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Byzantine Bronze Cooking Cauldron with Lidded Container for Steaming
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cracked
Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
