COLLECTION OF MEDIEVAL BRONZE CROSS PENDANTS, A GARNET-SET CROSS PENDANT AND AN INSCRIBED ANNULAR
Ca. AD 900 - 1400. A collection of six bronze ornaments, including, from left to right: an annular brooch with an inscription around the circumference and a hinged pin; a cross pendant with flaring arms decorated with five ring-and-dot motifs; a large cross pendant set with garnet cabochons and decorated with incised scrollwork; a cross pendant with flaring arms and ring-and-dot motifs; an openwork cross pendant with five pierced circular holes; and a cross pendant with flared terminals decorated with ring-and-dot motifs. Size: 21-56mm x 14-42mm; Weight: 29g Provenance: Private Swiss collection; Ex. Spanish Art Market; Ex. German Private Collection, P.F., Augsburg / Private Swiss collection; Ex. Dutch Art Market / Private Swiss collection; Ex. Polish Art Market.
[ translate ]Ca. AD 900 - 1400. A collection of six bronze ornaments, including, from left to right: an annular brooch with an inscription around the circumference and a hinged pin; a cross pendant with flaring arms decorated with five ring-and-dot motifs; a large cross pendant set with garnet cabochons and decorated with incised scrollwork; a cross pendant with flaring arms and ring-and-dot motifs; an openwork cross pendant with five pierced circular holes; and a cross pendant with flared terminals decorated with ring-and-dot motifs. Size: 21-56mm x 14-42mm; Weight: 29g Provenance: Private Swiss collection; Ex. Spanish Art Market; Ex. German Private Collection, P.F., Augsburg / Private Swiss collection; Ex. Dutch Art Market / Private Swiss collection; Ex. Polish Art Market.
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