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LOT 1009
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/7 in. (50 grams, 87 mm).
Articulated enkolpion with loop; low-relief robed figure to reverse in orans pose with legend above 'HC+C' (abbreviation for Jesus Christ); obverse with ropework and herringbone ornament, five round cells to accept jewels or other inserts.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 258, for type.
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