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LOT 0740
Byzantine Bronze Openwork Bell
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (108 grams, 63 mm).
Conical profile with thick suspension loop, circumferential ribs, five square slots above the mouth.
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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