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LOT 0939
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
7TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.72 grams, 33 mm).
Expanding arms and five punched ring-and-dot motifs to the obverse, possibly symbolising the 'Five Wounds of Christ'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a 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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