Medieval Byzantine Large Bronze Cross

Medieval Byzantine Large Bronze Cross, ca. 9th-11th Century AD. Fashioned from two thin hammered sheets of bronze. This bronze Byzantine cross has flaring arms each terminating in pairs of discs. The cross could be carried in a processional and/or, as wear on the lower arm of the cross might indicate, affixed in a stand. L. 8 5/8" W. 5 5/8" (21.9 cm x 14.3 cm)..