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LOT 1148
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (6.04 grams, 40 mm).
Expanding arm cross with a low-relief nimbate Corpus Christi. [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
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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.
