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LOT 0964

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant

10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

2 5/8 in. (24.9 grams, 66 mm).

Hollow-formed and hinged at the lower edge, with low-relief crucifixion to one face and robed figure to the other.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 0964

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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