Byzantine 'Cross Pommee' Pendant
Copper-alloy, 2.82 grams, 22.28 mm. 4th-9th century AD. A cast pendant in the form of a cross pommee with pellets within conical roundels at the end of each arm. The suspension loop is cast integrally with the upper roundel. Reference: cf. pendant crosses in Platonov, M.S. Platar Katalog 2004, Kiev, 2004. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.