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LOT 0996
Byzantine Gold Mount with Veiled Bust
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.45 grams, 25 mm).
Discoid foil mount with beaded wire rim and two loops to the reverse; repoussé bust of Mary with 'M' above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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