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LOT 1430
Byzantine Rock Crystal Pendant Seal with Engraved Cross
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3/4 in. (5.49 grams, 19 mm).
Bullet-shaped with flat top and transverse piercing; underside with incuse wreath border, cross pommy and flanking legend 'ΓΛ / ΛΡ'.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 699, for type.
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LOT 1430
Byzantine Rock Crystal Pendant Seal with Engraved Cross
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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