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LOT 0798
Byzantine Pendant with Saint George
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.5 grams, 25 mm).
A discoid copper-alloy pendant with integral suspension loop, displaying St George on horseback advancing left in relief at the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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