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LOT 0193
Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Saint George and Mary
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (82 grams, 10.8 cm).
With separate hinge and suspension loop; obverse with nimbate robed figure in a tondo with legend 'ΓΕΟΡΓ[Η]' (St George); reverse with robed and nimbate figure in orans pose with 'ICX' beneath each wrist, smaller nimbate figure before, legend 'MHP ΘV' (Mother of God). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze, Paris, 2006, item 7, for type.
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LOT 0193
Large Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Saint George and Mary
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £275
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Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Saints
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Enkolpion with hinged loop, nimbate figure in orans pose to reverse, Corpus Christi to obverse. 22.9 grams, 60 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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