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LOT 1840

Medieval Brass Cross with God the Father and an Evangelist

ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS, CIRCA 1450 A.D.

5 7/8 in. (252 grams, 15 cm).

Lozengiform in plan, openwork design of an expanding-arm cross bordered by scrolls and knotwork with beaded borders; central cross with nimbate bearded figure in long robe, obverse holding book and cross, reverse with hands flat on chest; incised legend to lower body of each figure and in the panel above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

London private collection, since 2006.
From a private collection, Suffolk, UK.
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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LOT 1840

Medieval Brass Cross with God the Father and an Evangelist

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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