Byzantine Reliquary Cross Pendant
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Description
11th-12th century AD. A bronze two-part enkolpion reliquary cross with hinge and fastening mount, suspension ring above; one face with low-relief of Jesus in stavrosis position, dressed in a long garment (kolobion), the other side with the Mother of God in orans pose. Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze, Paris, 2006, items 151,157. 21 grams, 60mm (2 1/2"). Family UK collection, since 1980s. UK art market. Property of a Surrey gentleman. The enkolpion belongs to the category of type IV of the Pitarakis classification. The iconography is that of the Crucifixion, from one side, and the Virgo Orans, on the other side.
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Fine condition.
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Byzantine Reliquary Cross Pendant
Estimate £150 - £200
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