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LOT 1013
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (5.49 grams, 37.7 mm).
Showing a nimbate figure in orans pose to the centre, 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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