An early Christian Bronze Cross Pendant, ca. 500 CE Medium - Canvas such mace heads were symbols

such mace heads were symbols of authority and lineage

and slip pigments

“the god’s father” and “prophet of the house of the Lady of the Sycamore” (ie: Hathor)

Collections Holmes a Court Collection National Gallery of Australia

Stephan was a US intelligence officer who also held a degree in archaeology

An early Christian Bronze Cross Pendant, ca. 500 CE Medium - Canvas such mace heads were symbolsA small bronze cross mounted as a pendant, with 18K gold caps and a blue glass bead suspended from three of the cross points, a fourth glass bead with gold granulation in the center of the cross, a suspension loop at the top. Dimensions: Height: 2 1 16 inches (5. 2 cm), width: 1 7 8 inches (4. 8 cm) Condition: Intact and in excellent condition overall. With a loop for suspension. Provenance: Private Virginia collection, acquired from Alexander the