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LOT 0174
Byzantine Bronze Medallion with the Virgin and Child
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (17.8 grams, 34 mm).
Square in plan with loop above; obverse with Mary Theotokos in a scrolled frame; reverse with cross pommee flanked by saltires and other signs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Phoenix Ancient Art SA, New York, USA, 2004.
Ex central London, UK, gallery.
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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Eastern Roman daggers of 7th-8th centuries typically displayed gold ornaments embellished with garnets and filigree, visible on the specimens gifted by the Empire to foreign rulers, such as the famous Bulgarian leader Kuvrat.
