Vintage Replica Metropolitan Museum of Art Sterling Silver Cross Pattée

A frequent partner with international artisans to create high-quality museum shop reproductions of historical artifacts and jewelry, this specific piece is an authorized museum reproduction modeled directly after a historic, authentic Byzantine Empire Silver Pectoral Cross. Also recognized as a cross patté, which is a heraldic term used to describe a cross that has narrow arms at the center and broadens outward in a triangular shape towards the end. Patté is derived from the French word patte, meaning paw, because the flared shape resembles an animal's spread paw. Excellent pre-loved condition. Pendant only. 24g and measures 2.75" x 1.75".