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LOT 0778
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4.96 grams, 39 mm).
Cross pommee with roundels to the centre and each arm; suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Surrey, UK, collector.
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