Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE GOLD PENDANT WITH STONE

BYZANTINE GOLD PENDANT WITH STONE CAMEO OF THE VIRGIN MARY - Ca. AD 900 - 1100. A rare gold pendant of oval form, with a broad plain rim and a ribbed suspension loop above, set with an oval stone cameo carved with the half-length figure of the Virgin Mary. She is depicted frontally, veiled and haloed, with both hands raised before her chest. The Virgin is flanked by the Greek abbreviation ?? ?? (”Mother of God”). The reverse is plain. For similar see: C. Evans, W. D. Wixom, The Glory of Byzantium, Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, cat. 204. Size: 43mm x 34mm; Weight: 17g Provenance: From a private London collection; purchased in Munich, Germany, in the 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.