Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONAL CROSS WITH

BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONAL CROSS WITH STAMPED DECORATION - Ca. AD 900 - 1000. A bronze processional cross with flaring arms terminating in rounded knob-like finials, and a pointed projection filling each angle between the arms. The front side is decorated with small concentric circles stamped irregularly across the body. The reverse is undecorated.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1998,1105.20.Size: 140mm x 100mm; Weight: 55gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.