Half of a Reliquary Pendant Cross 11th century Byzantine Copper alloy reliquary crosses were popular in the Orthodox world in the Byzantine and post Byzantine centuries. They were composed of two halves joined by a hinge. Here the surviving side of such a reliquary presents Saint John the Evangelist holding his gospel before him with both hands. He is identified by the inscription over his head in Half of a Reliquary Pendant Cross. Byzantine. 11th century. Copper alloy. Metalwork-Copper alloy

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