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Hinged Reliquary Cross with Lovely Style and Patina

Circa 8th-11th Century AD

Description: Very fine, heavy, simply decorated, complete bronze reliquary cross (enkolpion). Each slightly flared arm is decorated with a large concentric dot pattern and a series of smaller dot. At the center, a large incised circular pattern with a central cavity. The top hinge is attached to the loop of a large suspension arm. Front and back cover have similar design. Lovely patina.

Height: 3.7 in. (9.6 cm)

Condition: Intact.

Reference: See PITARAKIS (Les Croix-Reliquares Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze), #531, for a variant with central open cavity and punch pattern.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Boston scholar Carroll Wales, collected 1952-1970.

Price: $ 1,000

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