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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]
From 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, items 274, 276, for type.
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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)
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