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LOT 1019
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate Group
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 1 3/4 in. (20.5 grams total, 42-44 mm).
Each with low-relief figure to the outer face, hinge-knuckles to each end. [3]
Provenance
Ex 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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