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LOT 1104
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (3.9 grams, 37 mm).
Cruciform with slightly flared arms, high-relief nimbate Corpus Christi and ribbed suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
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