The back of the pendant displays an image of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ, and contains a sliding panel covering an interior space, which originally held a relic.

[1][2] The back of the pendant displays a heart, surrounded by four weeping cuts and drops of blood, suggesting the Five Holy Wounds of Christ.

[1] The four sides of the pendant display the names of the Three Magi: Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, and decorative foliage.

[1][2] The inscription's words were believed to have the power to heal fevers and epilepsy, which was known then as falling-down sickness.

[5] Objects such as the Hockley pendant were meant for "intimate inspection" and needed an owner's "physical interaction" in order to "release its spiritual value".

[2] It was featured on episode 49 of Britain's Secret Treasures on ITV in July 2012 "as one of the fifty most important archaeological finds made by the British public".