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LOT 0209
Byzantine Silver Cross Pendant
8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.32 grams, 41 mm).
Cross moline type with central facing bust, rosette to end of each arm, applied niello-filled tendril panel to each arm; integral loop.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
See Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, p.312-313, esp. fig.536, for similar.
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