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LOT 0852
Byzantine Silver Cross Pendant
7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.53 grams, 30 mm).
Slender round-section arms with integral suspension loop, raised central panel to both faces, X-motif to both.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 2001.
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