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This elegantly worked necklace was made by piercing the design into sheets of gold, a popular Byzantine technique called opus interrasile.
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Title: Gold Necklace with Cross
Date: 6th century
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 57 1/16 x 2 5/8 x 9/16 in. (145 x 6.6 x 1.4 cm) Wt: 177g
chain: 1 11/16 x 57 1/16 in. (4.3 x 145 cm)
pendant cross: 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 3/16 in. (7 x 4.8 x 0.5 cm)
circular pendant: 15/16 x 1 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2.4 x 4.6 x 0.2 cm)
pendant: 1 1/8 x 9/16 x 1/16 in. (2.9 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm)
pendant: 1 3/16 x 5 1/2 x 1/16 in. (3 x 14 x 0.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.190.150
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