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LOT 1122

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant

CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (11.69 grams, 51 mm).

Enkolpion with spurs to the angles of the four arms, central low-relief ring to each face; hinged suspension loop with ribbing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridge, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.

Accompanied by a typed dealer's ticket.

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LOT 1122

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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