BYZANTINE GOLD PENDANT WITH TWO DOVES
Ca. 600-800 AD.
A wearable, religious gold pendant in a circular form with a beaded border enclosing a relief decoration of two doves facing each other and perching o a trefoil-shaped tendril. In Christianity, the dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, also it was the dove that brought the olive branch to Noah on the Ark. This item is in wearable condition and it comes with a modern necklace cord.
Size: L:22.5mm / W:20.1mm ; 2g
Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900