ANTIQUE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SILVER \"84\" ORTHODOX HANDCARVED \"BUDDED\" CROSS PENDANT
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ANTIQUE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SILVER \"84\" ORTHODOX HANDCARVED \"BUDDED\" CROSS PENDANT :
$49.00
Beautifully preserved, rare antique artifact condition. Solid silver of the Imperial Russian origin, inlaid with white and black enamels (partially preserved); bears the \"84\" silver hallmark print. Origin likely c. 19th century Imperial Russia. The necklace loop is bent, but appears to be a part of the original design. The cross is lightly scratched, bent and worn out due to its age and wearing, and is covered with patches of dark silver patina. Authentic artifact from Europe.Could have been worn as a \"bodily\" (worn below all garments and underwear) pectoral cross.
The ends of the crossbars are \"budded\", with shapes of three circles, or \"buds\" each. In a Christian context, such a design could symbolically represent the Holy Trinity, similarly to the three-leaved clover, or Shamrock.
The obverse of the cross pendant bears a hand-carved image of a Latin-shapedcross and abbreviated inscriptions made with Cyrillic letters.The side \"budded\" ends of the cross bear the Sacred Name of Jesus Christ, as the \"IC XC\" Greek Christogram.
The reverse of the cross pendant bears a three-letter abbreviation with Cyrillic letters which probably was a trademark of an Imperial Russian silversmith, and the \"84\" hallmark of silver, which was the Imperial Russian standard for solid silver based on the ancient \"zolotnik\" unit.
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ANTIQUE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SILVER \"84\" ORTHODOX HANDCARVED \"BUDDED\" CROSS PENDANT :
$49.00