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LOT 1039
Byzantine Bronze Cross
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (4.53 grams, 36 mm).
Integral loop and punched ring-and-dot decoration. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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