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LOT 0968

Byzantine Lead Cross

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

8 1/2 in. (357 grams, 21.5 cm).

Flat-section cruciform mount with stub arms and attachment point at one end; high-relief saltires, hoops and other detailing.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection since the late 1990s.
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 0968

Byzantine Lead Cross

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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