Pendant Cross Reliquary

Byzantine or early Russian (?)

Not on view

Gilded silver reliquary crosses were popular in the Orthodox world in the Byzantine and post Byzantine centuries. This work survives in its entirety. The two halves of the reliquary display Christ and an enthroned Virgin flanked by medallions with busts of holy figures. The chain from which the reliquary hung is closed by a clasp with an image of a bearded figure, possibly representing God the Father.

Pendant Cross Reliquary, Silver and gilded silver, Byzantine or early Russian (?)

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Pendant Cross Reliquary, Silver and gilded silver, Byzantine or early Russian (?)
Pendant Cross Reliquary, Silver and gilded silver, Byzantine or early Russian (?)

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