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Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate
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LOT 1055

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate

10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (5.8 grams, 45 mm).

An enkolpion plate with low-relief Corpus Christi figure, remains of hinge loops above and below. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a 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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LOT 1055

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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