STUNNING BYZANTINE GOLD AND AMETHYST CROSS PENDANT. Ca. AD 600. A gold and amethyst cross pendant with four faceted amethyst arms meeting at a central gold box with stepped walls bordered by beaded wire. At each corner sits a granulated cluster, and a high-domed circular amethyst cabochon is secured in a raised collet with a beaded rim. Cylindrical gold caps close each arm and are ornamented with applied granulation and beaded wire arranged in circlets. A ribbed suspension loop rises above. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 1914, Ancient Jewelry, Lot 480. Size: 60mm x 40mm; Weight: 14g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a South-German private collection formed on the European art market in the 1980s and 1990s. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.