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LOT 0951
Byzantine Tinned Bronze Cross Pendant
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (12.9 grams, 51 mm).
Cross pommée with a raised plaque to the centre and each arm.
Provenance
Ex 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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