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Gold Necklace with Pearls and Stones of Emerald Plasma

6th–7th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301
This elegantly simple necklace alternates luminous white pearls with soft green gems worked from a type of quartz, one of several stones that were called emeralds in Byzantium.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gold Necklace with Pearls and Stones of Emerald Plasma
  • Date: 6th–7th century
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Medium: Gold, pearls, emerald plasma
  • Dimensions: Overall: 16 3/4 x 13/16 x 7/16 in. (42.5 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm) Wt: 64g
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.153
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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