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LOT 0950
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (8.1 grams, 59 mm).
With flared cross-piece, pierced lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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