455, Lot: 723. Estimate $200. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Byzantine. 9th-11th centuries AD. Bronze enkolpion (reliquary cross) (3.1cm wide x 7.8cm long). Cruciform Christ Pantokrator facing; cross above; IC XC across field / Theotokos standing facing, orans; MP ΘV above. The two pieces hinged together, firmly in place, surmounted by suspension loop. Hollow reliquary case with something small within, which can be seen from the side. Green patina, traces of earthen deposits. Intact. An exceptional reliquary cross with etched impressions of Christ and Mary. Website shipping rates do not apply.

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