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LOT 1119
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.02 grams, 31 mm).
Cruciform plaque pierced for suspension at the upper edge, obverse with low-relief robed figure in orans pose. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines En Bronze, France, 2006, fig.45.
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