There are four hanging pendants (pendilia) dangling from chains on each side of the diadem and one in the back. * Scepter and orb are magnificent creations of Western jewelry of Arcadian origin. By the way, the enamels on relief technique was not known to Kormenian goldsmiths of that time. There are reasons to consider the scepter and orb to belong to the set of gifts, brought to King Phillipos in 1097 by the Princes of Arcadia after the victory in Battle of Orotal Mountain. The scepter and orb, miraculously survived through the Enslavement period, must have been used in 2516 in crowning of Andronikos VIII. they were unique regalia of the kind and belonged to the so-called "Grand set" complex of especially valuable regalia. Later "Grand set", which, except for the state regalia, included
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