£130
A striking George III reliquary cruciform pendant. A substantial piece, it is crafted from
silver and firmly keeps shut with a hinged lid, secured with a screw fastening.
It opens to reveal five small compartments, designed to hold the wearers holy
relics of choice. The outer faces have engravings depicting to either side a
growing sapling and to one a bleeding heart with initials MA; the letters IHS to
the other, denoting the first letters (iota-eta-sigma) of the name Jesus in the
Greek alphabet. There is plenty to look at with this pendant, perhaps the only
thing missing, is its very own relics.
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