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LOT 1004
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (6.34 grams, 39 mm).
Expanding-arm type with lobe to each angle and incised ring-and-dot ornament. [No Reserve]
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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