ANCIENT JEWELLERY & SEAL RINGS HAMMER AUCTION | Apr 21, 2026
Lot 346
A LARGE PECTORAL CROSS IN PALE GOLD WITH A CHAIN, BYZANTINE, 6TH-7TH CENTURY AD A LARGE PECTORAL CROSS IN PALE GOLD WITH A CHAIN, BYZANTINE, 6TH-7TH CENTURY AD

Lot 346 A LARGE PECTORAL CROSS IN PALE GOLD WITH A CHAIN, BYZANTINE, 6TH-7TH CENTURY AD

Reference: ART6001061

A large pectoral cross in pale gold/electrum. the cross is made from a robust sheet construction with identical striated decoration on both sides. At the centre there is a large cabochon amethyst while at the back there is a hole perhaps to have placed another inlay. The chain is made from double hooped elements terminating in a simple 'S' shaped clasp.
Pale gold/ electrum Byzantine 6/7th.c.A.D.
Size: 65 by 48 by 6 mm. Chain 56 cm. long.
Weight: 30.6 gr.

PROVENANCE
From a European collection since the 1980's.

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