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LOT 1123
Large Byzantine Gold Cross Pendant
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3 1/8 in. (15.16 grams, 81 mm).
Tubular in construction with ribbed arms and applied filigree trails to both faces; inset possibly later cabochon garnet to the end of three arms and another in the central cell, and an integral suspension loop; some restoration.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection.
Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a typed dealer's ticket.
Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 519, for type.
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