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LOT 1110

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate

CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (20 grams, 63 mm).

Enkolpion panel with hinge knuckles; low-relief robed figure in orans pose. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex C.J.Martin, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.

Accompanied by a handwritten ticket.

Literature

Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze, Paris, 2006, item 146, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1110

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Plate

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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