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LOT 1096
Byzantine Silver-Gilt Inscribed Pectoral Cross Pendant
CIRCA 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (11.2 grams, 40 mm).
Cross pommee type with moulded detailing; obverse: Corpus Christi reserved on gilt field; reverse: legend with pointillé detailing 'KEBEHPωφPαΤω'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, private collection since the 1990s.
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