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LOT 1010
Byzantine Gold Cross Appliqué
7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (0.89 grams, 41 mm).
Equal-armed cross with chevron repoussé decoration to each arm. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFormerly acquired between 1970 and the late 1999s.
Ex property of a London W1, UK, collector.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
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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