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LOT 1137
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (5.81 grams, 40 mm).
Cruciform pendant with slighty expanding arms, punched annulet decoration on both sides. [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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LOT 1137
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
