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LOT 1112
Byzantine Silver Artefact Group
6TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/8 - 1 5/8 in. (12.81 grams total, 11-40 mm).
Including a teardrop pendant, sheet-silver miniature mask, plano-convex crystal lens and other items. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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