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LOT 1181
Large Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant with Christ and Saints
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (43.1 grams, 88 mm).
Obverse: central facing nimbate figure of Mary with 'MHP ΘV' legend, facing nimbate bust in each of the roundels; reverse with cruciform void and pellets; hinged loop with ropework detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines En Bronze, Paris, 2006, p.37, for type.
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LOT 1181
Large Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant with Christ and Saints
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