Gold Necklace with Pearls and Stones of Emerald Plasma

Byzantine

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.

Gold Necklace with Pearls and Stones of Emerald Plasma, Gold, pearls, emerald plasma, Byzantine

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