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Latin cross of shallow box construction, with flared arms and beaded granular border, set centrally with a light cabochon amethyst in a shallow circular bezel bordered by granulation, surmounted by a ribbed suspension loop.

h. 6.4 cm

5th-7th century AD

Gold, Amethyst

Provenance

Ex Sharpe Memorial collection, London
With Simon Schmidt, London, 10th December 2007
Acquired at Bonhams, London, 29th April 2009, lot 242

Publications

M. Eiland, "Materials and Manufacture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 160, fig. 25

Exhibitions

Byzantine Art, Iconastas, Piccadilly Arcade, London, 1st January 2008 — 1st January 2008
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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Byzantine Gold and Amethyst Pendant Cross

Provenance

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