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LOT 0356
Medieval Gilt Copper Devotional Reliquary Pendant
GERMANY, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (57.2 grams, 57 mm).
A large circular openwork pendant with a fitted lid, the lid depicting Christ between two angels holding a shroud; the reverse with seated and crowned Virgin Mary holding infant Jesus on her lap.
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
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