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LOT 1286
Byzantine Gilt Bronze Decorated Cross Applique
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.82 grams, 33 mm).
Each of the four lobes with an emerging foliate decoration flanking a central cross, attachment loops on the underside.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1286
Byzantine Gilt Bronze Decorated Cross Applique
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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