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LOT 0173
Byzantine Bronze Processional Cross Fragment with Inlaid Silver Bust
10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (121 grams, 64 mm).
Irregular fragment with attachment holes along both lateral edges; inlaid silver nimbate bust with processional cross to the left shoulder, inside an arched border; inlaid legend above, possibly Coptic script; perhaps used as a trade-weight. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Ariadne Galleries, New York, USA, 2009.
Ex central London gallery.
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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LOT 0173
Byzantine Bronze Processional Cross Fragment with Inlaid Silver Bust
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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