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LOT 1143
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Saints
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (22.9 grams, 60 mm).
Enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose to reverse, Corpus Christi to obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze, Paris, 2006, item 146, for type.
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LOT 1143
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Saints
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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