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LOT 0876
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (2.58 grams, 38 mm).
With remains of notch detailing to the outer edges of the arms, two links of the suspension chain. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx DRG Coins and Antiquities, Essex, UK.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 533, for type.
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