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LOT 2202
Byzantine Style Bronze Cross Pendant
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (13.2 grams, 32 mm).
Comprising four expanding round-section arms and a broad bale. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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