BYZANTINE GOLD PATTÉE CROSS PENDANT WITH CENTRAL RED CARNELIAN CABOCHON. Ca. AD 600. A gold pendant in the form of a cross pattée, each flaring arm terminating in a rounded loop for attachment. The front face is covered in close-set granules within plain borders. At the centre sits a circular collet set with a carnelian cabochon, encircled by a beaded ring. For similar see: G. P. Brogiolo, F. Marazzi, C. Giostra, I Longobardi. Un popolo che cambia la storia, p. 71, fig. 3; The British Museum, Museum number AF.479. Size: 20mm x 20mm; Weight: 3g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in Austrian private collection 1980s-early1990s