Pendant
ca. 1100 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Byzantine cameos were made in good numbers between the 10th and 12th centuries in a variety of semi-precious stones. Many showed standard images of Christ or the Virgin, familiar from coins and other media, or depicted particularly popular saints. They were often set into pendants or other items of jewellery, and being easily portable several came to be inserted into western book covers and reliquaries.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Amethyst |
| Brief description | Pendant, St Theodore, Amethyst, Byzantine. |
| Physical description | Amethyst carved with a half length figure of St Theodore and framed in an octagonal setting. |
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| Summary | Byzantine cameos were made in good numbers between the 10th and 12th centuries in a variety of semi-precious stones. Many showed standard images of Christ or the Virgin, familiar from coins and other media, or depicted particularly popular saints. They were often set into pendants or other items of jewellery, and being easily portable several came to be inserted into western book covers and reliquaries. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1891. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1892. pp. 121 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 779A-1891 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2007 |
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