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Byzantine Baptism Cross Handcrafted in 925 Sterling Silver-Knights templar Iron Cross Pattee Although Byzantium was originally founded as a Greek colony in 667 BC & named after the Greek King 'Bizas', the Byzantine Empire is the term used to describe the East Roman Empire (or Nova Roma) of which the capital was named Constantinople in 330 AD after Constantine the Great. From this point on until the capture of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottomans, the synthesis of classical Greek, Roman, & Christianized Roman culture created unrivaled achievements in art, architecture, & magnificent jewelry. Byzantine Crosses were later borrowed by other cultures. From the time of the crusades, shortly after Byzantium, many cross designs were adopted emblematically by the knight's templar. The classification of the most usual type of crosses used by the Knights Templar & as other fraternal & masonic symbols is the 'cross patée'. (A cross which has narrow arms towards the center, that broader outwards towards the edges). It is handmade in Greece, its height is 2.7 cm, its width is 2.7 cm, & weighs approximately 14 g. This pendant is without the chain. (153) Byzantine Baptism Cross Handcrafted in 925 Sterling Silver Knights Templar Iron Pattee Gift Idea
