VIKING AGE DECORATED BRONZE CROSS PENDANT

Ca. AD 800 - 1000 A Byzantine solid bronze cross pendant composed with discs, and decorated on the centre of the arms with a hemispherical dome. On the top is a circular hoop to fix the pendant to a chain or rope. This was an iconic object for daily life during the Byzantine Empire.
Size: 45mm x 35mm; Weight: 20g
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.

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Estimate: GBP 75 - 150