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EARLY MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS PERSONAL ACCESSORY
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An unusual cast copper-alloy disc with four equally spaced knops of iron protruding one of which may have been thinner than the others, suggesting perhaps a pendant loop. The disc has a cross engraved on one side with palm frond ends and on the other what appears to be a palm leaf. Similar to the Byzantine-inspired Encolpia or reliquary crosses found in Viking jewellery
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, Byzantine |
|---|---|
| Date | 1000 |
| Culture / Origin | Byzantine, United Kingdom |
| Department | Byzantine |
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Image & data: The Portable Antiquities Scheme via Europeana · Licence: BY 3.0.
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