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LOT 1053

Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant

10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (9.2 grams, 42 mm).

Bifacial expanding arm cross with integral loop, one side with Corpus Christi, the other with a figure in orans pose. [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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1053

Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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