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LOT 1300
Byzantine Silver Cross Pendant with Cabochon
CIRCA 10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.95 grams, 27 mm).
Round-section arms with ribbing at the finials, central cell set with an agate intaglio with an engraved cross motif, and a central X-motif on the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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