Lot 929
Simple and Elegant Byzantine Gold Necklace. Byzantine Empire, c. 6th century AD. Pendant an oval plaque with double-ribbed loop, showing a cross moline before a saltire nimbus; the edged lined with beaded and twisted wire border. The pendant hangs from a double loop-in-loop chain, with hooked and twisted wire closures. Length: 17-3/4" (15.2 g). Beautifully preserved, the necklace is a wonderful, and wearable, precious work from antiquity.
Estimated Value $6,500 - 10,500.
For a related necklace, see Bank, "L'Art Byzantin dans les musees de l'Union Sovietique," nos. 93-94.
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| Realized $8,625 |
