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LOT 0966
Byzantine Iron Bull-Head Attachment with Cross
5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (55 grams, 74 mm).
Composed of a stylised bull's head with slender recurved horns and pricked ears, an expanding arm cross emerging from the animal's head on a rectangular arm.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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