10th-12th century AD. A two-part cruciform enkolpion pendant with hinge and suspension loop; obverse with Christ crucified flanked by four smaller robed figures, one in each arm of the cross; reverse with central figure in orans pose, flanked by four smaller robed figures, one in each arm of the cross. Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines En Bronze, France, 2006, fig.45, for similar example held by the Smart Museum of Art. 79 grams, 96mm (3 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market since 2011; previously in English collections since before 2000.