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LOT 0971
Byzantine Silver Statuette of a Saint
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.17 grams, 23 mm).
Portrayed in active pose with mantle drawn tight around the body, nimbus to the head.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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