Lot Essay
The Greek inscription, 'NHKHTAC', represents the name of Nikitas, the name of several Byzantine period saints. This presumably was the dedication of the church in which this cross was housed.
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CIRCA 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONAL CROSS
CIRCA 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
The flaring arms terminating in projecting knobs at each tapering end, each with central stud, the upper arm inscribed with an A within a circle, then NH, the left arm with KH, the right TAC, centre with flared four-armed cross with central roundel depicting a robed, bearded male
CIRCA 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
The flaring arms terminating in projecting knobs at each tapering end, each with central stud, the upper arm inscribed with an A within a circle, then NH, the left arm with KH, the right TAC, centre with flared four-armed cross with central roundel depicting a robed, bearded male
Provenance
Private collection, Baden-Wurtemberg, Germany, 1980.
Sale room notice
Please note that the size of this cross should read 21½ in. (54 cm.) high.