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67 | an einer Stelle leicht bestoßen. Umlaufend kleine Ösen für verlorene Perlschnüre, oben eine Doppelöse zur Befestigung an einer Halskette. Durchmesser 4,4 cm. Gewicht 21,3 g. Ra- rer Darstellungstypus. In dieser Qualität sehr selten! Provenienz: Aus süddeutscher Privatsammlung eines Uni- versitätsprofessors. Erworben Ende der 1990er Jahre auf dem europäischen Kunstmarkt. A striking, late Byzantine gold medallion, 13th century The impressive gold medallion with relief decoration on both sides. The front with a half-length portrait of Christ on the cross. The fully sculptured, inclined head, resting on his shoulder, captures the viewer’s eye due to its fineness and fe- licitous creative design. The abbreviations IC for Jesus and Lot 19 XC for Christ above the head. On the back the Virgin Mary, her hands raised in a gesture of prayer. Here, too, the exqui- sitely modelled head is impressively highlighted by the height of the relief. With an inscription referring to the Mother of God. The raised edge surrounding the medallion with a slight knock in one place due to age. Small eyelets around the edge for lost pearl ropes, a double eyelet at the top for attachment to a necklace. Diameter 4.4 cm. Weight 21.3 g. Unusual type of representation. Very rarely found in this quality. P rovenance : South German private collection of a univer- sity professor. Acquired on the European art market in the late 1990s. 273873 II + € 35.000