Pectoral
cross in
silver filigree with hand carved Crucifixion
cross in wild pear wood, decorated with 18 amethyst stones and
15 black saphires. There are 4 compartments for Holy relics, under 4 central stones.
Material:
silver 950, wild pear,
amethyst, black saphires.
Technique:
filigree, stone setting, wood carving
(Vucicevic Dobrivoje,
www.kalistrat.com, Belgrade)
Size:
16.5
(11)
cm x 8 cm.,
chain 130 cm.
Weight:
cross 180
grams,
chain 113 grams.
Year:
2009.
Commissioned by: Fr. Niakolai, Abbot of St. Thomas Monastery, Serbia.
In possession of :
Archimandrite Seraphim, Abbot of Valaam Monatery, Karelia - Russia.
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