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LOT 0950
Byzantine Bronze Seal with Saint
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (6.34 grams, 18 mm).
Collared loop above, underside with facing bust of a nimbate saint holding a cross. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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