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LOT 1339
Byzantine Bronze Fish Pendant
6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (6.11 grams, 52 mm).
Bifacial pendant with crosshatching on the body, large ring-and-dot eyes and small raised fins, integral suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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