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LOT 0211
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Plate
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (49.5 grams, 10.6 cm).
The enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose with a smaller robed figure before, inscription above, two nimbate saints to the arms.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market, 2003.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 0211
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Plate
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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