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Byzantine Bull-Head Attachment with Cross Byzantine Bull-Head Attachment with Cross Byzantine Bull-Head Attachment with Cross
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LOT 0785

Byzantine Bull-Head Attachment with Cross

5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

2 7/8 in. (55 grams, 74 mm).

An iron attachment composed of a stylised bull's head with slender recurved horns and pricked ears, a Christian expanding arm cross emerging from the animal's head on a rectangular arm.

Provenance

with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

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LOT 0785

Byzantine Bull-Head Attachment with Cross

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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