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LOT 0955
Byzantine Bronze Inscribed Cross Pendant
7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (10.3 grams, 56 mm).
Flat in section with pierced lug and suspension ring, lightly inscribed to the ends of the arms 'NI / KA / HC / ΛC'.
ProvenanceAcquired in Munich, Germany, in 2001.
European private collection.
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