MEDIEVAL BRONZE CROSS PENDANT WITH FLOWER SHAPED ARMS

Ca. AD 800 - 1000 A Byzantine bronze cross-shaped pendant decorated with clusters of moulded dots/circles on the arms and in the centre. 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: 12g
Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Belgian art market in the 1990s.

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Estimate: GBP 75 - 150