Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE BRONZE CROSS PENDANT

BYZANTINE BRONZE CROSS PENDANT - Ca. AD 600 - 700. A bronze cross pendant with rounded arms and small lateral projections. Both sides are decorated with dotted lines, short strokes, and linear inscriptions arranged around the junction. A suspension loop projects from the top.For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West, Jewelry in the First Millennium, 2012, Cat. 15, p. 108.Size: 40mm x 27mm; Weight: 7gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market in the 1990s.