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LOT 1313
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (5.06 grams, 40 mm).
A bifacial pendant with raised edges and knops at the end of each arm. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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