Cast (?) pendant with a dedicated suspension loop. Chipped along the edge, worn surface.

Side A: Holy Rider, nimbate, attacking the female demon lying prostrate under the hooves of his horse. His spear has a cruciform termination. Below the demon, a lion (with an arguably canine appearance). To the left of the rider, a six-pointed star inscribed in a circle (a symbol of the Sun); to the right, a bust with crescent-shaped tiara (representing the Moon).
Side B: At the centre, the ‘much-suffering eye’ – attacked by indistinct weapons from the top –, and animals, from the bottom: two lions or other felines on the sides, a bird (ibis?), a scorpion, and a snake. Stars on both sides of the evil eye; above each of them, a cross. In the upper register, between the weapons, a Greek text in two lines: κυριε|βοηθι → Κύριε, βοήθι. ‘Lord, help!’.

J. Franek
w/ Phoinix-team, 2025

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Unpublished.