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LOT 1136
Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (8.45 grams, 43 mm).
With a collar and a knop finial on each arm and an integral suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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