Featured Pendant...any idea who this person is?

Country of origin? Is this is a religious figure? I am at a loss. 2 1/4" wide by 3" tall (including bail). The pearly middle layer that the central figure is placed on is bringing up memories from my childhood. I don't know why I buy stuff like this.

 

I'll throw in the first WAG: St. Nicholas.

 

Ditto.

 

Yes! With that, I found one with a different figure (still described as St Nicholas) on the same exact background. Thank you!

 

Kinda looks like a goldish foil...???

 

A Hamsa on a Christian piece?

 

There are several Saints depicted with a book:

- Apostle James the Just
- Saint Jerome
- Saint Basil

The picture looks Russian/Greek Orthodox.

 

I'd agree Eastern Orthodox. Coptic, even.

 

I thought it was Edward I right off the bat, but... I'm a heathen Baptist.

 

You are right.

 

I think any bishop/doctor of the Church may be depicted with a Bible. This one says 'NIK' on it, hence Nicholas. It is not written in Cyrillic, it's Greek, an abbreviation for Άγιος Νικόλαος.





https://www.hellenic-art.com/st.-nicholas-en.html

 

The shape reminded me of a hamsa also. And my first impression of the figure was 'Greek Orthdox'. The two didn't seem to go together though...

 

Hamsas were used in some Europeans regions as well, except their hamsas had the usual five fingers, not seven like this one.

The protective charms below are from Bavaria (the word Bayern in the caption means Bavaria). We see those Bavarian filigree hands regularly where I am, they are always sold as Moroccan.

 

Me thinks it's perchance more tribal than polished? Perhaps Middle East?

 

I know virtually nothing about Christian iconography but thought of the similarity to the hamsa also and flashed that there’s so much cross cultural appropriation throughout history.

 

While I'm reminded of the shells brought back by pilgrims to the Holy Land. Think St. James has one for a symbol.

 

St. Nicholas has mostly a bishop's staff and a book.

 

Maybe @Mat recognizes it?