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Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Christ Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Christ Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Christ Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Christ Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Christ Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Christ
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LOT 1124

Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Christ

CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/4 in. (110 grams, 95 mm).

With hinged suspension loop; obverse with nimbate robed figure in orans pose with cross between sun and moon above the head;
reverse with nimbate robed figure in orans pose with inscription 'AHUO'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

Literature

Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze, Paris, 2006, items 274, 276, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 1124

Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Christ

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £15 +BP*
(2 Bids, Reserve met)

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