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Historical Archive: Pendants, fourteenth century to present
and undated Byzantine


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St. George enkolpion, undated Byzantine steatite, DO 1940.5. For reverse see DO.
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St. Nicholas enkolpion, undated Byzantine steatite, DO 1958.24
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Virgin and Child, stone (shale/schist?)/silver, 14th c., Novgorod AM
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pendant reliquary with Annunciation from Guelph Treasure, silver gilt, Brunswick 1300-25, PMA 1931-24-1. For frontal view see PMA.
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Archangel Michael, 15th c. Russia (Moscow?), MSHM
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15th c. Novgorod silver gilt mount with 12th c. Byzantine Christ Pantokrator jasper cameo, Novgorod AM
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15th c. Russian? mount with Christ Pantokrator cameo, jasper?, 13th c. Byzantine?, Novgorod AM
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Hat badge with head of John the Baptist, 1475-85: gold, carnelian, enamel. AIC 1992.301
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St. Barbara reliquary pendant, France or Netherlands 1495-1505, gold and enamel, AIC 1938.1179
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Resurrection pendant, 16th c. Spain or Spanish colonial: wood, rock crystal, enamel, pearl. AIC 1992.532
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centaur pendant, gold/enamel/ruby/emerald/diamond/crystal/pearl, Italy 16th c., KGM 1855,1099
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Martyr Paraskeva of Rome, gold foil under glass cabuchon/silver gilt/mother of pearl, Novgorod 16th c., Novgorod AM
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Christ enthroned, sapphire cameo/gold/ruby/emerald/pearl/enamel, Novgorod 16th c., Novgorod AM 3269-78.PEF
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Our Lady of the Sign, Deesis, saints: bone/silver gilt/turquoise/glass, 16th c., Novgorod AM
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Deesis, Annunciation, saints: bone/silver gilt/base metal, 16th c., Novgorod AM
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crucifix, gold/enamel/emerald/sapphire, Novgorod 16th c., Novgorod AM
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Our Lady of the Sign pendant, silver/rock crystal/pearl/glass/wood, 16th c. Novgorod, Novgorod AM
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pendant with life of Christ, silver? and ivory, Athos 16th c., Schn B122
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frame France or Italy, early 16th c., gold, enamel, pearl; for agate cameo of Emperor Tiberius, 14-37 CE. AIC 1992.297
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Hockley reliquary pendant, wounds of Christ, early 16th c., gold, BM 2012,8046.1. For other views see BM.
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frame, Italy, late 16th c.: gold, pearls, enamel; for agate cameo Emperor Claudius as Jupiter, agate cameo 41-54 CE. AIC 1991.375
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frame, profile, Italy, late 16th c.: gold, pearls, enamel; for agate cameo Emperor Claudius as Jupiter, agate cameo 41-54 CE. AIC 1991.375
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Dove pendant, France or Flemish 17th c.: Baroque pearls, gold, enamel. AIC 1992.538
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pectoral cross, gold/enamel, 17th c. Russia, MSHM
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Ethiopian double diptych pendant, late 17th c., StLouis 12:2016, which has its own page
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undated ring; cross of the order of St. John, 19th c.? SMB
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fox-shaped watch fob, gold, probably late 19th century, p.c. This object has its own page.
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Hand of Fatima necklace, silver and enamel, 20th c., Berber people in Morocco, IMA 1998.79
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pendant with chain, R.J. Lalique, Paris c.1900, MAAB. For full chain see MAAB.
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gold pendant, area of Akka (Morocco) 1900-30, IMA 1998.6
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Pendant: turquoise, gold, and pearls, probably early twentieth century, p.c. For other views see private collections.
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1970s mount of cylinder seal, ANE 1500-1300 BCE, p.c., which has its own page