Chi-Rho Pendant, 14 kt. Gold
The Celtic Chi-Rho symbol used in this 14 kt. gold pendant shows a hooked rho, and a chi with expanded terminals. It is surrounded by the circle of eternity. The alpha and omega are incorporated into the top of the circle. The double-sided pendant is 1⅜ inches in diameter and weighs about 13.8 grams. Made in USA, exclusive to David Morgan.
The pendant is sold without a chain. We suggest the No. 2323 Heavy Gold Wheat chain for this pendant.
The Celtic Chi-Rho symbol used in this 14 kt. gold pendant shows a hooked rho, and a chi with expanded terminals. It is surrounded by the circle of eternity. The alpha and omega are incorporated into the top of the circle. The double-sided pendant is 1⅜ inches in diameter and weighs about 13.8 grams. Made in USA, exclusive to David Morgan.
The pendant is sold without a chain. We suggest the No. 2323 Heavy Gold Wheat chain for this pendant.
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Chi-Rho
Celtic crosses evolved in Britain from two Christian symbols, the Chi-Rho of the Emperor Constantine of Rome, and the linear cross, the simple rendition of the Roman execution cross. The Chi-Rho, a monogram of chi and rho, the first two letters of Christ in Greek, was incised into flat stone grave markers and pillar stones, large upright stone shafts, in the 4th century.
The early examples had the six arms of the Roman Chi-Rho, but a distinctive style with the chi rotated so that its long arm overlapped the rho soon developed in Britain. The alpha and omega, denoting Christ was the beginning and the end, were omitted, and a circle representing the sun and the endless circle of eternity was put around the Chi-Rho. The top semicircle of the rho was reduced to a hook or omitted entirely.
