Cross

Unknown

ca. 1100 · Gold and enamel worked in cloisonné · Medieval Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1100

Medium

Gold and enamel worked in cloisonné

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1998