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LOT 1124
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (7.12 grams, 39 mm).
A small enkolpion with hinged undecorated plates, articulated suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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