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LOT 0975
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (8.04 grams, 36 mm).
A pair of lobes to each arm with raised central pellet and borders, raised ridges and borders with a central ring-and-dot motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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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