c.1700 AD. A double icon pendant with carved exterior, one principal face bearing a cross within hatched square, cross to each corner, the panel opening to a polychrome painted scene of the Nativity, with the Archangels Gabriel and Michael escorting the Mother of God and the Divine Child, the side icon showing Saint George (Bet Gorgis) on horseback; the other principal face carved with geometric cross within a knot border, the panel opening to four, remains of text around, spension loop above. 63.1 grams, 90mm high (3 1/2"). Stephen Keynes OBE (1927-2017), 2019. Ex central London gallery. [No Reserve]