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LOT 0212
Byzantine Bronze Plaque with Warrior Saint
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (8.82 grams, 58 mm).
Rectangular with rounded corners and pierced lug to each short side; low-relief scene with a horseman brandishing a spear against an infantryman with spear and shield; foliage and baseline.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 239-240, for similar.
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