Bidspirit auction | LARGE BYZANTINE SILVER-GILT ENKOLPION WITH

LARGE BYZANTINE SILVER-GILT ENKOLPION WITH CRUCIFIXION - Ca. AD 900 - 1100 . A silver-gilt hinged enkolpion with a broad suspension loop. One face is engraved with the Virgin Orans and the Christ Child before her, beneath the Greek abbreviation 'MP ?Y', meaning 'Mother of God'. The reverse depicts Christ standing with outstretched arms between two crosses, beneath 'IC XC', the abbreviated Greek form of 'Jesus Christ'. For similar see: Helen C. Evans, and W. D. Wixom, The Glory of Byzantium, Art and culture of the middle Byzantine Era, Cat. 225. Size: 108mm x 50mm; Weight: 61g Provenance: From a London private collection; previously part of a Dutch collection formed between the 1970s and 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.