Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator, late 1000s–1100s (cameo); 1100s–1300s (mount

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Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator, late 1000s–1100s (cameo); 1100s–1300s (mount), Byzantine, Chalcedony cameo; gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and a sardonyx intaglio, Overall: 2 13/16 x 2 3/16 x 5/8 in. ( x x cm), Lapidary Work-Chalcedony, The elaborately carved cameo depicts the enthroned Virgin and Christ Child flanked by archangels, a subject often depicted in the apse of Orthodox churches. On the reverse of the gold case is an image of Christ Pantokrator, which would have been found in the dome of a church

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Size: 2774px × 3536px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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