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Cross with Pearls

1200–1400
Not on view
This intricately worked cross is decorated with elaborate patterns in gold filigree, granulation, and wire on sheets of gold, a technique that is typical of late Byzantine art. The shape echoes that of earlier Byzantine crosses, like the adjacent example decorated with cloisonné enamel.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cross with Pearls
  • Date: 1200–1400
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Medium: Gold and pearls
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 0.7 cm)
    Overall (without modern loop): 1 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3 x 0.7 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold
  • Credit Line: Purchase, John C. Weber Gift, in honor of Pete Dandridge, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.38
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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