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LOT 1008
Byzantine Bronze 'Mother of God, help!' Bezel Inlay
CIRCA 6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.84 grams, 14 mm).
With inscription 'ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΘ' for 'ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΘEI' (Mother of God, help!).
Provenance
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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