A BYZANTINE BRONZE WEIGHT
A BYZANTINE BRONZE WEIGHT

CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

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A BYZANTINE BRONZE WEIGHT
circa 5th-6th century a.d.
In the form of a bust of a boy, perhaps an official, his head turned slightly to the left, his hair in a "page-boy", his large eyes thickly outlined, his mantle folded and fastened with a fibula on his right shoulder, surmounted by a suspension loop
5.3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high

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