Chain and pendant “Artsakh”

This pendant cross is made by the example of a 11th – 12th century hand cross of bronze made in Ani.

According to the ceremonial rite, each cross used in religious worship must be revered, blessed and anointed in five places: the centre and the four arms, i.e. the Eye, the Crown, the Stem, the Right Arm and the Left Arm. Usually a precious stone or a stone of little value, occasionally a relic, is placed in the Eye.