Cross with Pearls

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1200–1400 · Gold and pearls · Medieval Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1200–1400

Medium

Gold and pearls

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Purchase, John C. Weber Gift, in honor of Pete Dandridge, 2005