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LOT 1113
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (4.54 grams, 32 mm).
Expanding arms with a pellet to each corner, raised cross motif at the centre. [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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