A miniature Byzantine gold cross
Circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
The hollow cross with arms of rectangular cross-section, a central circular bezel re-set with a cabochon garnet, both sides decorated with a moulded leaf motif, three chains with later pearl pendants suspended below, a suspension loop above, 1¼in (3.2cm) long
Circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
The hollow cross with arms of rectangular cross-section, a central circular bezel re-set with a cabochon garnet, both sides decorated with a moulded leaf motif, three chains with later pearl pendants suspended below, a suspension loop above, 1¼in (3.2cm) long
Sold for
£3,750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
German private collection, Munich. Acquired from the London art market in the late 1990s.
Literature:
It is likely that this cross is from an elaborate earring, cf. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, No. 57.1729.
Exhibited:
Archaeological State Museum, Munich, 2004-2005.
Published:
L. Wamser, (ed.), Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas oestliches Erbe. Glanz, Krisen un Fortleben einer tausendjaehrigen Kultur, Munich, 2004, p. 310-311, no. 532.
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