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LOT 1048
Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Bird
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.74 grams, 22 mm).
D-shaped amuletic pendant with pierced lug suspension: obverse a bird with omega; reverse a hatched pillar with rings. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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Patrices were used to create thin sheet-silver or gold appliqués which were used to decorate wooden items, ritual items, clothing, horse-harness and other items.
