Thunder symbols

[Koen G]

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It's Byzantine, there are hundreds of these that survive. What they did was take a cross pendant and punch five dots in it to represent the wounds of Christ. There are many surviving rings with the pattern as well.

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These are a roundabout way to rediscover that to a medieval person, a circle surrounded by four circles was a significant pattern. The VM is quite fond of this in various sections. Anyway, here it is placed next to a cross and a female figure with a blue hood.