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LOT 0965
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.99 grams, 32 mm).
Cross pommée with punched ring-and-dot motifs, possibly representing the 'Five Wounds of Christ'. [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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