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LOT 0214
Byzantine Rock Crystal Pendant with Cross and Christ Riding a Donkey
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (11.7 grams, 34 mm).
Biconvex in section with ribbed suspension loop; obverse with profile figure of Mary on a donkey with infant Jesus in her arms; reverse with voided Maltese cross.
ProvenanceEx Michael Denis O’Hara in the 1970s.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12402-225432.
Cf. Daux, G., Collection Hélène Stathatos. Les Objets Byzantins et Post-Byzantins, Strasbourg, Amandry, 1957; Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 44, 639 for similar worked rock crystal with religious imagery.
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LOT 0214
Byzantine Rock Crystal Pendant with Cross and Christ Riding a Donkey
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000€6,960 - 9,280 (for guidance only)$8,100 - 10,800 (for guidance only)
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