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LOT 0934
Byzantine Silver Reliquary Cross Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (5.15 grams, 30 mm).
Composed of two pieces secured together by a rivet, incised cross motif to both faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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