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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]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Expanding arm cross with low-relief Corpus Christi and integral suspension loop. 4.69 grams, 41 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Christian 'Jacobs Ladder' Terracotta Pilgrim's Token
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Plano-convex in section with impressed design of a nimbate figure standing beside a ladder with a levitating winged angel at the side, all within a pelletted border. 13.4 grams, 33 mm
Ex important Christian collection, 1970s. -
Byzantine Gold Openwork Architectural Ring
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Comprising a broad hoop with repoussé scrolled vine tendrils, beaded borders; pyramidal bezel with empty discoid cell flanked by granules and with a beaded wire rim. 4.48 grams, 32.81 mm overall, 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
British private collection, before 1981. Acquired in 2003.