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LOT 0215
Byzantine Steatite Mount with a Saint
12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.52 grams, 19 mm).
Showing a bust of a man dressed in a cloak and with his head turned to look over his right shoulder; rectangular in plan with rounded corners.
ProvenanceAcquired from Artemis Gallery, 2003.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 0215
Byzantine Steatite Mount with a Saint
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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