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LOT 0997
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (38.39 grams, 45 mm).
Equal-arm type with saltire on a central disc panel and four radiating bulbous arms.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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