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LOT 0977
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.09 grams, 35 mm).
With raised median ribs and a central ring-and-dot motif, integral suspension loop, each arm with a pair of projecting ring-and-dot lobes.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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