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LOT 1098
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (11.3 grams total, pendant: 53 mm).
Expanding cross pendant with integral ribbed loop and a low-relief Corpus Christi on the obverse, suspended from a later fabric cord. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at the York Fair.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
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