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LOT 0773

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

BYZANTINE GOLD DAGGER POMMEL CAP WITH GARNETS
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.13 grams, 22 mm).

Sheet gold dome with braided filigree band to the rim, three vertical bands and three cells each set with a garnet cabochon, collar to the apex. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From a continental collection prior to 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2010.
Property of a UK gentleman.

CONDITION
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