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LOT 0969

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USD ($) 640 - 900

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£250 (EUR 302; USD 322) (‡+bp*)

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BYZANTINE LEAD CROSS
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (357 grams, 21.5 cm).

Flat-section cruciform mount with stub arms and attachment point at one end; high-relief saltires, hoops and other detailing.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection since the late 1990s.

CONDITION