{"product_id":"medieval-bronze-enamel-cross-pendant-renewal-11th-13th-c-ce","title":"Medieval Bronze Enamel Cross Pendant - 'Renewal' (11th–13th c. CE)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Medieval bronze floriform enamel cross pendant named 'Renewal', with curled vegetal details, a round centre and yellow enamel within its separate decorative fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eCurled vegetal details shape the branches around a round centre, with separate tear-like fields following the outline. Yellow enamel survives within the decorative fields on one face, while the reverse fields are unfilled. The curved branches and palmette-like ornament bring a plant form into the silhouette of the cross. In Christian imagery, flowering crosses evoke resurrection and the tree of life. Here that broad association of growth and renewal accompanies a decorative arrangement of curls and recessed fields, held together by the central circle and the familiar cross-shaped outline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Overall height: 34 mm; Width: 27 mm; Thickness: 2 mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 4.1 g\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Vegetal outline and tear-like fields preserved; yellow enamel on one face; opposite fields unfilled.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection, the Netherlands; acquired by Aurora Antiqua in September 2026.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: P-51-B\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eOffered in its present condition. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eThe attribution follows comparison with published examples. Floriform devotional crosses bring the emblem of faith into a decorative language of leaves, branches and growth. Rykunova and Rykunov (2020), p. 167, Fig. 4:40, offer a palmette-outline family comparison, with different detail and preservation. Its accompanying description gives the specimen a two-sided cross form without assigning an individual date. In Christian imagery, a flowering cross can evoke resurrection and the tree of life. This pendant’s curled branches and separate fields give that broad association a distinctive ornamental structure, while its surviving fill adds surface contrast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe branching form joins the emblem of faith with a decorative language of growth and renewal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/orthodox-crosses-encolpia\"\u003ecrosses and encolpia\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63775846039882,"sku":"P-51-B","price":275.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/p-51-b-bronze-cross-pendant-object-view-4-4.jpg?v=1790931706","url":"https:\/\/auroraantiqua.com\/products\/medieval-bronze-enamel-cross-pendant-renewal-11th-13th-c-ce","provider":"Aurora Antiqua","version":"1.0","type":"link"}