FINE MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN CROSS NECKLACE 9th CENT JEWELRY

Silvered bronze. Very slightly under 1" height. Slender beams, the cross beam centered and each with ball terminals and inner balls at the tips of the central diamond. Surface textured from burial. Pr

Gilt bronze. Very slightly under 1 1/8" height. Slender beams, the cross beam above, and each delicately tapered with swelled medials, an allusion to the Jerusalem Cross which is five crosses in one.

C.1100-1300 AD. Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire aft

C.1100-1300 AD. Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire aft

C.1100-1300 AD. Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire aft

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Jewelry: Fine Medieval Christian Cross Date: 11th Century Material: Gilt bronze Size: 7/8 inch height Of elegant form. Early symmetrical form with central saltire within a square. The beam ends with b

9th-11th Century AD. The period of the spread of Christianity throughout Europe. Silvered bronze, just over 1 1/8” height plus the suspension loop. The cross beam centered and each beam flared t

9th-11th Century AD. The period of the spread of Christianity throughout Europe. Gilt bronze, just under 1 1/8" height plus the suspension loop. The cross beam above center. The front with vestigial f

Jewelry: Medieval Christian Convert's Cross Date: 9th Century Material: Gilt bronze Complying with Charlemagne's order that all conquered peoples convert to Christianity under penalty of death! The Fr

Jewelry: Medieval Christian Convert's Cross Date: 9th Century Material: Gilt bronze Complying with Charlemagne's order that all conquered peoples convert to Christianity under penalty of death! The Fr

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Gilt bronze. 1” height, with rounded beam terminals and central square enclosing a saltire. All items purchased are accompanied by a signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity with the name of the

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Carolingian, the period of Charlemagne. The emergence from the Dark Ages is embodied in the rise to power of the Frankish King, Charlemagne in 768 (founder of the Holy Roman Empire after 800) followed

Gilt bronze. Just under 1” height, with rounded beam terminals and central square enclosing a saltire. All items purchased are accompanied by a signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity with the