750/1000 Yellow Gold Open-Work Solid Wire Occitan Cross, 19 x 22 mm

A stunning 750/1000 (18K) yellow gold Occitan cross.

The cross measures 19 x 22 mm without the bail and 19 x 26 mm with the bail.

We selected this open-work product for its exceptional quality-to-price-to-size ratio. The open-work design significantly reduces the gold weight, making it more affordable - without compromising on visual impact.

The Occitan cross (crotz occitana), also known as the Cross of Languedoc, is a type of cross that serves as the emblem of Occitania.

It is an equal-arm cross with four branches of the same length, bearing very little relation to the Latin cross, which symbolizes the crucifixion of Jesus and certain martyrs.

In heraldry, it is blazoned as a cross cléchée (branches shaped like key bits), voided (the field is visible through its branches), and pommetty of twelve (each point tipped with a small "apple" called a "pomette"). Its tincture is Or (gold/yellow) on a field of Gules (red). As a symbol, the twelve pomettes are often interpreted as representing the twelve Apostles - themselves twelve in reference to the twelve Tribes of Israel, which may in turn correspond to the twelve signs of the Zodiac, and so on.

Many historians today trace the cross's earliest appearance to Provence - specifically Venasque in the 12th century, according to Henri Rolland - or to the circle of the Viscounts of Marseille as early as the 11th century, per Antoine de Rufi. It may also date back to Guilhem I of Provence, known as Guilhem the Liberator, who defeated the Saracens at La Garde-Freinet in 972.

Dimensions: 19x22 mm without the bail and 19x26 mm with the bail.

Average gold weight: 1.70 grams.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to its open-work design, engraving is not available for this product.