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ЛОТ 168:
Byzantine Reliquary Cross Pendant with St John
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Стартовая цена:
£
450
Эстимейт :
£500 - £700
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НДС: 8.875%
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Byzantine Reliquary Cross Pendant with St John
10th-12th century AD
A large bronze enkolpion reliquary cross pendant comprising two hinged plates and an articulated suspension loop with vertical rib; obverse with robed nimbate figure in orans pose, legend 'HOANHC' (St John) above; reverse with Mary Theotokos and infant Jesus with legend above 'MP X0' and flanking 'HC XC'. 114 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Very fine condition.
Provenance
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 269 for type.
