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LOT 1321

Byzantine Bronze Pectoral Cross Pendant

CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (40 grams, 89 mm).

An expanding arm cross with five circular cells flanked by ring-and-dot motifs, likely representing the five wounds of Christ; the reverse with a large annulate surrounded by four ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 1321

Byzantine Bronze Pectoral Cross Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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