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LOT 0336
Medieval Bronze Altar Cross on Tripod Base
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 in. (669 grams, 23 cm).
Comprising an expanding-arm cross supporting a short neck with disc finial above; below, a short shank with trumpet-shaped baluster and triangular base, scooped in profile with segmented radiating legs and domed feet; a knop placed between each pair of legs.
Provenancewith Juliette Noujaim, Arqueologie, Islamic Art, Le Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris.
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2005.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12290-222317.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 543, for type.
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LOT 0336
Medieval Bronze Altar Cross on Tripod Base
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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