Button

500s Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.259

The decorative technique known as granulation had been used in Etruscan, Greek, and Roman jewelry well before this Byzantine piece was made. Granulation is when tiny spheres or “granules” are attached to a piece. It can be seen here in in a rock crystal button decorated with a...

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