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LOT 0172
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.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 0172
Byzantine Rock Crystal Pendant with Cross and Christ Riding a Donkey
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
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