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CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A BYZANTINE GOLD AND SAPPHIRE PENDANT CROSS
Circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
Each arm of hollow tapering pentagonal form, capped with a dome topped with a cluster of granules, a band of beaded wire where the cap joins the arms, a cabochon sapphire set at the intersection in a high bezel fringed above and below with beaded wire, the broad suspension loop fringed with beaded wire
2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm) long
Circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
Each arm of hollow tapering pentagonal form, capped with a dome topped with a cluster of granules, a band of beaded wire where the cap joins the arms, a cabochon sapphire set at the intersection in a high bezel fringed above and below with beaded wire, the broad suspension loop fringed with beaded wire
2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm) long
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1970s