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LOT 0946
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (5.57 grams, 46 mm).
With a low-relief Corpus Christi, small cross above the head flanked by a sun and crescent moon.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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