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CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
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A BYZANTINE GOLD RELIQUARY CROSS
circa 9th-11th century a.d.
The obverse with the Crucifixion in high relief, with Christ clad in a colobium with two dotted clavi, hinged at the base and pinned at the top to the box-shaped body of the enkolpion, a movable suspension loop above, the relic contained within an earlier plain bronze cross with a raised circular box in the center set with glass
2.7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
circa 9th-11th century a.d.
The obverse with the Crucifixion in high relief, with Christ clad in a colobium with two dotted clavi, hinged at the base and pinned at the top to the box-shaped body of the enkolpion, a movable suspension loop above, the relic contained within an earlier plain bronze cross with a raised circular box in the center set with glass
2.7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long