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LOT 0924

Post Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant

15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (7.1 grams, 63 mm).

Formed as a wire rod in a cruciform design of four looped arms, with tightly-wound wire forming the panels and external loops; suspension loop and ring. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0924

Post Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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