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LOT 0919

Byzantine Hexagonal Bronze Censer Base

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/8 in. (194 grams, 80 mm).

With flared and stepped rim and foot; pierced for attachment; carbonised accretion within. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.

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LOT 0919

Byzantine Hexagonal Bronze Censer Base

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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