The museum crucifix without the angels — the same build, stripped to the cross and the figure.
The Museum-Level Crucifix (No Angels) Pendant is the counterpart to our Museum-Level Crucifix and Angels piece: the same order of workmanship, with the flanking figures taken out so the corpus stands alone.
The cross is the Orthodox form — a short titulus bar above the main arms and a footrest bar below, giving it three crossbars rather than one. Every arm ends in a budded trefoil terminal with a raised circular boss set into it, each boss carved with its own rosette.
The arms themselves are not left plain. They are worked over their whole length in dense granulated ornament, so there is no smooth ground anywhere on the cross, and behind the corpus’s head a sunburst nimbus fans out in cut rays.
The corpus is fully modelled and deep — ribcage, drawn abdomen, the loincloth knotted at the hip, head fallen to the right, feet crossed on the lower bar. It stands well clear of the ornament behind it, which is the hard part of a design this busy: the figure has to read against a background that is also carved.
At 63mm by 41.7mm and 30g in 18K it takes a chain up to 6.5mm.
Why You’ll Love It:
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Orthodox Three-Bar Form – Titulus above, footrest below, not a plain Latin cross
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Rosette Terminals – Budded trefoil ends, each with a carved circular boss
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Granulated Arms – Dense ornament over the full length, no smooth ground anywhere
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Sunburst Nimbus – Cut rays fanning behind the corpus’s head
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Deep Corpus – Fully modelled and standing clear of the carved background
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Solid Gold Throughout – No stones and no plating
Chain not included.
Made to order, turnaround time is typically 2-4 weeks.
Specifications
| Dimensions |
63mm × 41.7mm (2.48” × 1.64”), not including bail |
| Chain Fit |
Up to 6.5mm |
| Chain |
Not included |
Estimated Weight by Purity
| Purity |
Approx. Weight |
| 10K |
22.5g |
| 14K |
25.5g |
| 18K |
30.0g |
| 22K |
34.9g |
| 24K |
37.5g |
Approximate Weight Notice
Due to the handcrafted nature of our jewelry and natural variations in gold alloys, listed weights are approximate. Minor differences may occur from piece to piece. These variations are a normal part of fine jewelry production and reflect the individuality of each item. For any changes or questions, please use the "Custom Work" page.
