AN OPUS INTERRASILE GOLD QUATREFOIL CROSS WITH PENDANTS, 6TH/7TH CENTURY AD

Reference: ART600923

An open work ( opus interrasile ) gold cross with an intricate motif with a cross with vegetal finials connected with trefoils which support the device. A soldered frame strengthens the pierced sheet while a suspension loop is soldered to the top. Three pendants hang from the lower section, the central one being a hexagonal amethyst bead while the flanking pendants consist of river pearls and garnet beads.
55 by 37 mm.
Weight: 7.6 gr.

PROVENANCE
From a European collection formed in the 1980's.