Slavic-Moravian cross pendant (small) 8th/9th century AD.
Reduced replica (1 : 1.4) of a Great-Moravian cross from the Mikulčice find.

Silver pendant in the shape of a cross with a relief of a crucified man in a long decorated tunic. Above the head of the crucified is a label with the inscription CCXO (?). The expressive expression on the face of the man on the cross was previously interpreted as the influence of Irish-Scottish art. The Irish-Scottish mission probably operated in Moravia before the arrival of the Byzantine missionaries Cyril and Method. The overall artistic execution of the cross and Christ’s apparel testify rather to a Syrian or Coptic origin of the display. The pendant was found several meters away from the perished Mikulčice basilica and probably originates from a burgled grave.

More about Great Moravia: see J2 Cross