Copper-alloy, 13.05 grams, 44.63 mm. 4th-9th century AD. A cruciform pendant constructed from a hollow-cast backplate with a covering frontplate. The upper and lower surfaces are decorated with raised roundels of varying sizes imitating gold granulation, with a central slit flanked by roundels in a cruciform arrangement. Within is a sliver of organic material, probably wood, perhaps taken from some holy object such as a saint's personal possession; the presence of a relic imbued the pendant with religious power. Reference: cf. Platonov, M.S.Platar Katalog 2004, Kiev, 2004 p.224ff. Very fine condition, with suspension loop intact. Provenance: from an old English collection.