ca. 1100
Town Constantinople,
Turkey
Turkey
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumCloisonne enamel (red and blue)
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Size15/16 x 7/8 x 1/8 in. (2.36 x 2.07 x 0.31 cm)
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Geography detailsMade in
Town Constantinople,
Turkey -
Country today
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Dateca. 1100
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CultureByzantine
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This elegant pendant cross is representative of the finest objects for personal devotion produced for the elite of the Byzantine empire. Both faces of the exquisite miniature cross are decorated with intricate floral patterns worked in multicolored cloisonné enamel, on a single sheet of gold—a tour de force of the enameler’s art.