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LOT 0868
Byzantine Bronze Cross with Bead Necklace
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
30 in. (7.2 grams, 76 cm long).
Cross pattée pendant with ring-and-dot ornament; necklace of later restrung unglazed ceramic beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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