Bidspirit auction | STUNNING BYZANTINE SILVER-GILT PENDANT WITH

STUNNING BYZANTINE SILVER-GILT PENDANT WITH ARCHANGEL MICHAEL - Ca. AD 900. A silver-gilt pendant with a circular body and a hinged tubular suspension loop above. The obverse is decorated in relief with the bust of the nimbate Archangel Michael, with outspread wings and a long staff in the right hand. A raised ornamental border encircles the figure, with seven ribbed perforated lugs around the outer edge. The reverse is decorated with a central rosette and a foliate border. For similar subject see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1988.408.1. Size: 59mm x 48mm; Weight: 15g Provenance: From a private UK collection; London market acquisition; earlier part of a Swiss collection spanning the 1980s–2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.