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Source Description
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 six-pointed star, with a simply set garnet in the center.
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124775
label
Button
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object
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1
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124775
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object
title
Button
description
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 six-pointed star, with a simply set garnet in the center.
date
500s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60762789
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Jewelry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
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Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 6th century
accession
1946.259
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rock crystal with a garnet mounted in a gold granulated star
tombstone
Button, 500s. Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 6th century. Rock crystal with a garnet mounted in a gold granulated star; diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Horace Kelley, 1946.259
collection
MED - Byzantine
citations
citation
Milliken, William M. “Byzantine Jewelry and Associated Pieces.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 34, no. 7 (1947).
page_number
p. 171
citation
Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.), and Dorothy Eugenia Miner. <em>Early Christian and Byzantine Art, An Exhibition Held at the Baltimore Museum of Art, April 25-June 22</em> [1947]. Baltimore: Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, 1947.
page_number
cat. no. 459
citation
Gertsman, Elina and Barbara H. Rosenwein. <em>The Middle Ages in 50 Objects</em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 110-113; Reproduced: p. 111
creditline
Gift of Mrs. Horace Kelley
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2026-05-29 06:26:12.084000
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124775
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Medieval Art
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MED - Byzantine
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rock crystal with a garnet mounted in a gold granulated star
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