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LOT 1115
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4.03 grams, 38 mm).
Enkolpion with hinge suspension loop, incised cross fourchee to each face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
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