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Byzantine Gold Filigree Pendant Byzantine Gold Filigree Pendant Byzantine Gold Filigree Pendant
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LOT 0803

Byzantine Gold Filigree Pendant

10TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (1.74 grams, 15 mm).

The suspension loop with beaded border; finely granulated star pattern; raised rib highlighted with beads of gold to the centre; the lower body of the pendant decorated with filigree triangles, a trail of lines leading to a central gold boss, each segment with a small bead of gold. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1970s.
From an important London, UK, collection.

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LOT 0803

Byzantine Gold Filigree Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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