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LOT 0214
Byzantine Bronze Openwork Key
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (17.8 grams, 60 mm).
Comprising an articulated decorative handle with a cross motif, a round-section shaft and an openwork bit.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Pall, M., Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, items 4267, 7399, for type
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