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LOT 0948
Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Saints
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (25 grams, 63 mm).
Cruciform with segmented obverse, each cell with the bust of a saint and legend above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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