RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT ENCOLPION CROSS

Ca. AD 1800. A silver-gilt encolpion cross with a quadrilobed outline and hinged construction, decorated with engraved ornament and niello. The obverse depicts Christ in Majesty within an oval medallion, with the Holy Face above. The reverse is decorated with a flowering cross flanked by the letters IC XC. Both sides and the cylindrical suspension fitting at the top are framed by scrolling foliate motifs and beaded borders. Size: 45mm x 26mm; Weight: 25g Provenance: UK private collection; London market; ex Swiss collection, 1980s�2007.

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