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LOT 0714
Late Roman Bronze Cross Pendant
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.6 grams, 29 mm).
Scaphoid in plan with raised rim to the obverse, cruciform arrangement of ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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