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LOT 1080
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (5.3 grams, 36 mm).
Expanding arm cross with traces of niello scroll decoration on the obverse. [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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