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Spectacular Byzantine Chi-Rho Silver/Gold Gilt Pendant
Circa 5th-8th Century AD
Description: A circular openwork pendant with 'XP' (the Greek letters Chi and Rho representing the first first letters in the name of Christ). Two smaller Greek letters -- Alpha and Omega -- inserted between the arms of the Chi. Alpha and Omega, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, represent the words spoken by Christ in Revelation 21:6: "I am the Alpha and Omega; the beginning and the end." Flat backed. Suspension loop at the top. Superb example of ancient Christian art/jewelry. Wearable.
Height:
1.25 in (3.3 cm) from top of suspension loop.
Weight: 7.19 grams
Condition: Extremely fine condition. Traces of original gold gilt within the design, especially in the crevices of the Alpha and Omega.
Background: Compare a limestone sculpture from Northern Syria dating to the 5th-6th Century AD. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/antioch-museum-photos/slides/christogram-boss
Provenance: Formerly in an old English collection.
Price: $ 3,000
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