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Pectoral cross

Cross of polished, black steatite. Instead of a hanging loop, a small hole was pierced through the thickness of the top arm. The other arms are flattened and heart-shaped and end in knobs.

Code

ΒLΜ 63/1

Type

Neck jewellery

Chronology

13th - 15th c.

Dimensions

Height 2,2 cm., width 1,5 cm., thickness 0,5 cm.

Material of Construction

Steatite

Origin

Thessaloniki. Late byzantine cemetery, Apostolos Pavlos street, aisle D

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