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LOT 1298

Christian St Simeon Stylites the Younger with Vessels Terracotta Pilgrim's Token

6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.43 grams, 24 mm).

Plano-convex in profile with a low-relief image of a nimbate figure flanked by worshippers, holding an orb and cross.

Provenance

Ex important Christian collection, 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1298

Christian St Simeon Stylites the Younger with Vessels Terracotta Pilgrim's Token

Sold for (Inc. bp): £176

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