Pendant Cross Disc

Creator

Preview

Creation Date

5th–6th centuries

Geography

Egypt

Culture

Byzantine, Coptic

Medium

Lead

Dimensions

3/4 in. (including suspension loop)

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020

Accession Number

2020.95

Provenance

Purchased by David P. Harris from Julia Schottlander (Tetragon) in London on April 22, 2000. Said to be from the collection of John Jermain Slocum (1914–1997).

Description

First of two very small equal-armed crosses within rings which have a suspension loop at the top (see also 2020.94. Each wing of the crosses is decorated with a knob or boss. For a comparable pendant, excavated from El Badari, Egypt, see British Museum, 1924,1006.11.