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Sold for (Inc. bp): £17,360
LATER 6TH CENTURY AD
Pendant: 2", chain: 27 1/4" (60 grams total, pendant: 52mm, chain: 69cm).
A substantial gold cruciform pendant with four hollow bottle-shaped arms, each with incised median line to front and back; to the obverse, a discoid plaque with central cell, four radiating pellet triangles, inset cabochon garnet; similar plaque to the reverse with single pellets; substantial ribbed loop above; gold ladder chain with ribbed tubular finials, hook and eye closure. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate.
PROVENANCE:
From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Ross M.C. Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Volume 2: Jewelry, Enamels and Art of the Migration Period, Washington, 2005, item 179 (I).
Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence analysis certificate.
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