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Byzantine Bronze Cross with African Terracotta Bead Necklace Byzantine Bronze Cross with African Terracotta Bead Necklace Byzantine Bronze Cross with African Terracotta Bead Necklace
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LOT 1097

Byzantine Bronze Cross with African Terracotta Bead Necklace

6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

26 in. (7.82 grams, 66 cm).

Mainly tubular and biconvex beads and bronze pendant cross with five ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]

Provenance

London, UK, art market, 1990s.

CONDITION
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LOT 1097

Byzantine Bronze Cross with African Terracotta Bead Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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