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LOT 2150
Byzantine Style Agate Intaglio with Cross and Figures
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (4.71 grams, 26 mm).
With incuse processional cross potent flanked by robed figures and supporting a facing mask with nimbus; legend 'ΕΜΜΆΝΟΛΗΑ'; wreath in exergue; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private collection, England.
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LOT 2150
Byzantine Style Agate Intaglio with Cross and Figures
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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