Byzantine 'Pommee' Cross
Copper-alloy, 7.12 grams, 37.18 mm. 4th-9th century AD. A cast cross in the form of a cross pommee with slightly expanding arms and a spherical terminal to each. A narrower cross is set within the border on the upper and lower surfaces. Reference: cf. pendant crosses in Platonov, M.S. Platar Katalog 2004, Kiev, 2004. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.