CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE STEATITE PENDANT
circa 10th century a.d.
The dark red pendant with a bust of a saint in relief within a thin frame, holding a cross in his left hand, with a rayed halo behind his head, the raised knob above with a horizontal perforation for suspension
¾ in. (2 cm.) high
circa 10th century a.d.
The dark red pendant with a bust of a saint in relief within a thin frame, holding a cross in his left hand, with a rayed halo behind his head, the raised knob above with a horizontal perforation for suspension
¾ in. (2 cm.) high
Provenance
Fine Antiquities, Christie's London, 12 December 1984, lot 33.