HUGE CRUSADERS ERA BRONZE CROSS PENDANT Ca. AD 900 - 1100. A bronze cross-shaped pendant decorated with a crucified Christ, framed by a moulded relief border. At the top is a circular suspension loop for attachment to a chain or cord. This was an iconic object for daily life during the Byzantine Empire, and probably this object was buried with its owner. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1998.542 (shape). Size: 155mm x 110mm; Weight: 85g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Belgian art market in the 1990s.