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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]
Provenance
From 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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