Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1525. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007. Sold For $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BYZANTINE. Late(?). Bronze Enkolpion. 11th century AD(?). Reliquary in the form of a cross, each side decorated with Latin cross, with cylindrical hanger attached. Overall height 70mm. Still sealed. Lot also includes one half of an earlier reliquary cross with nimbate figure of the crucified Christ, arms supported by two busts, two more above and below. Good condition, green patina.