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All auctions / Ethnographical / LARGE BYZANTINE SILVER-GILT ENKOLPION WITH CRUCIFIXION


Ca. AD 900 - 1100 . A silver-gilt hinged enkolpion with a broad suspension loop. One face is engraved with the Virgin Orans and the Christ Child before her, beneath the Greek abbreviation 'MP _Y', meaning 'Mother of God'. The reverse depicts Christ standing with outstretched arms between two crosses, beneath 'IC XC', the abbreviated Greek form of 'Jesus Christ'. For similar see: Helen C. Evans, and W. D. Wixom, The Glory of Byzantium, Art and culture of the middle Byzantine Era, Cat. 225. Size: 108mm x 50mm; Weight: 61g Provenance: From a London private collection; previously part of a Dutch collection formed between the 1970s and 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Estimate:£800
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