Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT

BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT WITH CAMEO DEPICTING CHRIST - Ca. AD 800 - 1000. An oval pendant with a raised image of Christ Pantocrator, shown frontally with a nimbate cross behind the head, holding a Gospel book in his left hand. The image is enclosed within a plain gold frame. A suspension loop is affixed at the top, fronted by a prominent gold bead. Clusters of small applied gold beads are positioned at the horizontal axis and along the lower edge of the frame. For similar see: The Penn Museum, 29-128-575. Size: 45mm x 30mm; Weight: 17g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.