Кулон-крест в византийском стиле по мотивам средневековых украшений с горячей эмалью. Автор - Щучкина Евгения

Кулон-крест в византийском стиле по мотивам средневековых украшений с горячей эмалью.
Автор - Щучкина Евгения.

Латунь, литье, медь, горячая эмаль.
Размер - 42/30 мм.
Ширина отверстия петли - 2 мм.
Вес - 8 г.

Replica-reconstruction of medieval Byzantine cross

Brass, casting, hot Enamel Champlevee

Size - 42/30 mm (1,6/1,2")
The width of the loop - 2 mm (0,1")
Weight - 8G (0,3 Oz)

Similar crosses have a Byzantine origin and was widespread in medieval Eastern Europe, and the principalities of Ancient Rus in the 10th-12th centuries
The front side of the cross is decorated with champleve hot enamel with the use of authoring Alexander Emelyanov on the reconstruction of medieval technology of hot enamel.
On the reverse side the image of an equilateral Greek cross, and the inscription in Greek letters NIKA (victory).
The enamel in the recesses may have imperfections and small pores that is not a defect, but it is typical of medieval enamel.