Rare Byzantine 'Inset Silver Intaglio' Gold Pendant
Gold and silver, 4.87 grams, 27 mm. Circa 5th century AD. A gold elliptical pendant with triple twisted wire border and moulded triple band suspension loop with pellet at junction; the central insert being an elliptical silver intaglio depicting a standing saint blessing a kneeling supplicant, with a chi-rho over and an uncertain inscription around. Extremely fine. Rare. Provenance: from an old English collection.