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LOT 1337
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (4.55 grams, 36 mm).
Bifacial pendant with remains of inscription(?) on one side and the other with decorated arms and a bust in a circlet 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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