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Source Description
The Roman practice of mounting gold coins as jewelry continued in the Early Byzantine period with this section from a necklace. The other half would have been a mirror image, with gold and lapis lazuli "double-cone" beads and two more coins of Emperor Maurice Tiberios (ruled 582-602). The cross pendant, seen here with a glass bead, may once have contained a precious stone.
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Document identity
localId
2510
label
Part of a Necklace
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
2510
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Part of a Necklace
description
The Roman practice of mounting gold coins as jewelry continued in the Early Byzantine period with this section from a necklace. The other half would have been a mirror image, with gold and lapis lazuli "double-cone" beads and two more coins of Emperor Maurice Tiberios (ruled 582-602). The cross pendant, seen here with a glass bead, may once have contained a precious stone.
provenance
[Found in Upper Egypt]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 582-602 (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
necklaces
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20
height
2.6
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 7/8 x W: 1 1/16 x D: 3/8 in. (20 x 2.6 x 1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
reign
Maurice (AD 582-602)
med
gold, lapis lazuli, and glass
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
ROM
BYZ
JWL
exhibition_ids
358
2513
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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