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ЛОТ 174:
Byzantine Reliquary Cross Pendant with St George
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Стартовая цена:
£
450
Эстимейт :
£500 - £700
Комиссия аукционного дома: 30%
НДС: 8.875%
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Byzantine Reliquary Cross Pendant with St George
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 facing nimbate figure in orans pose with feathers, legend 'AO ΓEOPΓHOC' (St George); reverse with hatched panels and five inset glass cloisons. 130 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). 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 270.
