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LOT 0168
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (25.2 grams, 76 mm).
Enkolpion with hinge and large suspension loop; obverse with nimbate robed figure in orans pose with cross beneath each wrist, inscription 'IOANIC' ('John'); reverse with similar nimbate robed figure in orans pose with inscription 'MPXC' (Mary mother of Christ).
Provenance
Ex C.J. Martin, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a handwritten ticket.
Literature
Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze, Paris, 2006, item 7, for type.
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