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LOT 1048
Byzantine Bronze Fitting with Christ and Saint
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (5.33 grams, 33 mm).
Discoid in plan with suspension lugs to the raised rim; obverse with nimbate figure of Christ flanked by 'ICXC' legend; reverse nimbate figure in orans posture. [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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