Apollo Art Auctions

August 2024 Auction  –  25 August 2024

Apollo Art Auctions , August 2024 Auction

Ancient Art, Antiquities

Su, 25.08.2024, from 2:00 PM CEST
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Description

VIKING AGE DECORATED BRONZE CROSS PENDANT

Ca. AD 800 - 1000 A Byzantine solid bronze cross pendant composed with discs, and decorated on the centre of the arms with a hemispherical dome. On the top is a circular hoop to fix the pendant to a chain or rope. This was an iconic object for daily life during the Byzantine Empire.
Size: 45mm x 35mm; Weight: 20g
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.

50
Estimate: GBP 75 - 150

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Price realized 50 GBP
Starting price 50 GBP
Estimate 75 GBP
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