Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant

CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (25.2 grams, 76 mm).

Enkolpion with hinge and large suspension loop; obverse with nimbate robed figure in orans pose with cross beneath each wrist, inscription 'IOANIC' ('John'); reverse with similar nimbate robed figure in orans pose with inscription 'MPXC' (Mary mother of Christ).

Provenance

Ex C.J. Martin, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.

Accompanied by a handwritten ticket.

Literature

Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze, Paris, 2006, item 7, for type.

CONDITION

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