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LOT 0988
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (6.07 grams, 51 mm).
Incised borders to the obverse, integral suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex 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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