BYZANTINE bronze encolpion circa 500-1100 AD
$145.00
BYZANTINE, encolpion, circa 500-1100 AD, a three part reliquary cross. Reverse: blank, cast bronze, 95x33mm, 84.63g, F
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Description
The cross is somewhat decorated, with flared arms, hanging on a hinged buckle with a ring and a tongue. The back of the cross is slightly hollow, with an open loop on each arm, which would have held the backing that contained the relic. The buckle would have accommodated a leather strap or similar.
Over the decades I’ve been selling collectibles my market has been about 97% coins, 2% paper money, 1% everything else.
