Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE GOLD CROSS WITH CENTRAL

BYZANTINE GOLD CROSS WITH CENTRAL RED GARNET CABOCHON - Ca. AD 600 . A gold cross with flared arms, the intersection set with a circular bezel housing a garnet cabochon in a plain collet. The arm faces are decorated with fine chased foliate chevrons within narrow borders. A rounded suspension loop is set above.For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, Cat. 14a.2.Size: 27mm x 21mm; Weight: 4gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.