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LOT 0965
Byzantine Openwork Gold Cross Pendant
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.00 grams, 17 mm).
Formed as an equal-armed cross with pellet terminals within a circlet, two small loops below and a large suspension loop above.
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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