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| Byzantine Solid Bronze Pendant CrossCirca 7th-10th Century AD
Description: Pendant bronze cross with ornately knobbed terminals on each arm. A central cavity once held a stone or glass inlay, the balance of the cross decorated with a punch and circle pattern. The flat back is undecorated. An integral attachment loop at the top. Wearable. Height: 2.35 in. (7.2 cm) Condition: Intact as shown. Nice patina. Reference: See Byzantium at Princeton (1986), #86, for a related example in silver now in the Princeton Art Museum. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Boston scholar Carroll Wales, collected 1952-1970. Price: $ 550
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