A Byzantine bronze pendant cross, c. 7th - 8th Century A.D.

A Byzantine bronze pendant cross, c. 7th - 8th Century A.D.

Code: 2116

£55.00
Description: A bronze pendant cross with a central impressed circle and another on each of the four arms, a suspension loop attached to the top arm, the reverse plain. The cross with a patchy green-brown patina.

Size: 31 mm/1.2 ins. in length

Culture: Byzantine

Date: c. 7th - 8th Century A.D.

Provenance: From the estate of a deceased London collector.

Background: The collector, who worked as a buyer for Fortnum and Mason, Piccadilly, London, built up a fine collection of coins and antiquities purchased from leading London dealers.