Pendant with Wrapped Cross Design

Cross wrapped in a spiral ribbon, like a tiny screw with ambition.

This sterling silver pendant with a wrapped cross design is from the United States, and is contemporary. A cross is the primary sign of Christian faith, and jewelers have shaped it in a great many ways for personal wear. Silver cross made of knobbly, textured bars, bound by a smooth ribbon of metal that spirals around the shaft and across the arms. A bright bail at the top allows it to hang. The surface shows a pebbly sparkle. It is 0.75 inches long, 0.25 deep and 1.25 high.

Twisted, glossy and a bit of a show-off.