Help identifying jewelry

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I have asked my parish priest but he was uncertain who the saints might be. Wondering if it may be of an eastern rite?
I cant upload the images because I am a “new user”?
 
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Can you post links to the photos?
 
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photos.app.goo.gl/2UuCiyxw3Rahkjob9

You will have to add the https:// as the forum isn’t letting me post a “link” either.

Should have thought of that… thanks!
 
Is this what you posted? There are five saints on the back of the crucifix, but I don’t see any recognizable symbols to indicate who are they are.

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Yeah, that’s hard, been trying to google to find similar necklaces. I’m pretty sure the center face is Jesus with a hand below the face in the ICXC position (a stretch but use your imagination lol). The others could be Apostles or Evangelists.
 
So it could be Jesus and the 4 gospel writers? Any thoughts on the type of art, eastern etc.?
 
To me all the saints appear to be depicted wearing ruff collars (big, padded, white collars worn in the 16th-17th century). The style also matches pieces I’ve seen from the 17th-18th century and they frequently used the more stylized depictions during that whole period. I’d say it’s either a replica of a period piece or heavily inspired by one.
 
In sacred art of this kind, there is a certain code that is conventionally observed to identify the four evangelists. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are shown as mature men with beards, while John is a beardless youth. I enlarged your pic as much as I could and all four seem to have beards. Also, we would expect Jesus to be differentiated in some way, such as a cross marking his halo. I didn’t detect any sign of that, either. Can you see any sign of those things on the crucifix itself, perhaps using a magnifying glass?

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I just saw @Stephen_says’ post. Yes, I’m sure that must be it. The eight loops (if that’s what they are) on the sides of the cross are identical, apart from everything else.
 
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It does look like a Dagmar cross, but without the Virgin.
If it came from some Protestant church that was trying to de-emphasize Mary, they might have put some other saint in there.
 
I appreciate the help! Would a Protestant church use a Crucifix? Is the blessing hand pose reserved for Jesus in Catholic art? On close look I don’t see much besides what has been stated. Beards are difficult to confirm or deny on the lateral saints. I guess it will remain a mystery for now.
 
I posted a link that works if you would like to see the crucifix necklace.
 
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