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LOT 1305
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (28.2 grams, 83 mm).
Comprising a cruciform panel with slightly flared arms attached to a hinged suspension loop with barrel-shaped bale; incised facing figure to obverse with arms in orans pose, legend above 'ΟΑΓΗΟC ΑΛΚΔΗΝ' (saint ?).
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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