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LOT 1354
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (11.16 grams, 50 mm).
Enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose to obverse, Corpus Christi to reverse.
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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Enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose to obverse, Corpus Christi to reverse. 11.16 grams, 50 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
