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LOT 0976

Estimate
GBP (£) 700 - 900
EUR (€) 810 - 1,040
USD ($) 940 - 1,210

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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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