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LOT 0926

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant

10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (15.7 grams, 57 mm).

Comprising two hinged plates with articulated loop above; obverse with an incised figure of Corpus Christi with inscription 'IC XC' beneath his arms.

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 0926

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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