Russian Bronze Cross Pendant

The one has been polished to a bright pale gold, lace edges and all.

This cross pendant from Novgorod is from Novgorod, Russia, and dates to the late 17th or early 18th century. It is bronze. Novgorod is one of the oldest cities of Russia, and it was an important center of Orthodox Christian life and of trade across northern Europe. Pendant cross with a thick, slightly pot-like loop and filigree-like openwork in the lower wings. A raised inner cross rises through a field of fine lines and lettering. The tone is pale, bright and warm, with small dark recesses. It is 1.25 inches long and 2.25 high.

Clean as a whistle and twice as pretty.