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LOT 1348
Medieval Cross Pendant
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (7.58 grams, 47.5 mm).
A cruciform pendant with small lug to both corners of each arm; integral suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
UK private collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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