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LOT 2016
Russian Orthodox Bronze Cross Pendant
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (6.6 grams, 48 mm).
Cruciform with interstitial lobes; obverse with voided cross and Cyrillic legend, raised square panel to end of each arm; reverse with foliage detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
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