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LOT 1029

Byzantine Gold Filigree Bead

CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (1.80 grams, 19 mm).

Comprising a central dome with applied filigree rosette, six radiating triangular arms with dense granulation within braided filigree borders (two absent). [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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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LOT 1029

Byzantine Gold Filigree Bead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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