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Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
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LOT 1171

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant

CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (22.2 grams, 57 mm).

Enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose to obverse, Corpus Christi with a small cross above the head to reverse.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 1171

Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant

Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)

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£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*

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