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LOT 0617
Roman Gilt Bronze Early Christian Pendant
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5/7 in. (1.43 grams, 17 mm).
Displaying a raised chi-rho motif to one face; pierced for suspension.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market around 2000s.
From the collection of an EU gentleman living in the UK.
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