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LOT 1127
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (4.69 grams, 41 mm).
Expanding arm cross with low-relief Corpus Christi and integral suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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