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"Chort" - Eight-arm cross pendant with an Agnus Dei image

Andrea Cagnetti (Akelo) (Italian, born in 1967)

Italian

2002

Medium/Technique Approximately 22 kt gold

Dimensions Height x width x depth: 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.5 cm (3 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Anonymous gift

Accession Number2008.33

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants

DescriptionThe pendant takes the form of an eight-arm cross with a central medallion featuring an image of the Lamb of Christ (Agnus Dei). Using a technique developed by the ancient Etruscans (7th-6th century B.C.), the image is made of tiny gold balls (granulation) set against a starry background which is also decorated with small gold spheres. Twisted wires radiate from the medallion while the eight arms of the cross are made of gold sheet with a surface decorated with wirework and granulation. Two borings in the arms next to the central vertical element have sheet metal bails and are points of attachment for a chain or ribbon. On the left bail, there are the marks 900 [approximately 22 kt] within a cartouche and 72 VT [artist's registry no.] within a second cartouche.

Marks Marked 900 within a cartouche and 72 VT within a second cartouche on the left bail.

ProvenanceThe artist; January 2008, sold by the artist to private collector, Waltham, MA; 2008, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 2008)