Gold Cross Pendant, 500–700, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 3 9/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/2in. (9 x 6.8 x 1.2cm), Metalwork-Gold, A wealthy person or a member of the clergy may have worn this elegant cross, the largest known to have been worked in opus interrasile. As Christianity became the dominant religion in Byzantine society, Christian imagery was increasingly found on jewelry
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Gold Cross Pendant, 500–700, Byzantine, Gold, Overall, 3 9/16 x 2 11/16 1/2in, 9 6.8 1.2cm, Metalwork-Gold, wealthy, person, member, clergy, worn, elegant cross, largest, worked, opus interrasile, Christianity, dominant religion, Byzantine society, Christian imagery, increasingly, jewelry
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