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LOT 0850

Byzantine Silver Cross Brooch

CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (5.27 grams, 28 mm).

Shaped as an equal-armed cross, surface decorated with pellet-in-circles, catch and fastening pin on the back; polished. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.

Literature

Cf. Wamser, H., Die Welt Von Byzanz-Europas Ostliches Erbe, Germany, 2004, p.276, no.426, for a very similar example.

Footnotes

The cross fibulae was part of a Roman female costume in the Mediterranean and in the regions around the Mediterranean. They were used to close the cloak at chest height.

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LOT 0850

Byzantine Silver Cross Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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