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Byzantine Crucifix with Raised Relief Depiction of Christ, Mary and Angels
Circa 6th-8th Century AD
Description: Solid cast bronze pendant cross with central depiction in high relief of the crucified Christ flanked on left by a figure in profile (mourning Mary) and on right by a frontal bust (John). Two busts adorn the top and two angels appear at Christ’s feet. Rare and very early example of a crucifix.
Height: 2.8 in. (7.2 cm)
Condition: Suspension loop intact and wearable. The relief detail worn but very discernible.
Reference: See Les Croix-Reliquares Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze by Brigitte Pitarakis, figure #4, for an example in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. For the type, see also #124 A/B and also #119 in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts catalog entitled Art of Late Rome and Byzantium.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Boston scholar Carroll Wales, collected 1952-1970.
Price: SOLD
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