BILDER

cross, pendant

Föremål

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Upphovsman: <presImageByline>Kaneberg, Ove
Upphovsrätt: <presImageCopyright> Statens museer för världskultur
Licens: <mediaLicense> Licens
Typ <itemType> Objekt/föremål
Datering <presTimeLabel> Byzantine
Description <itemDescription>
  • Three arms of the cross have the same lenght. The fourth is a little bit longer. All of them are pointed inwards. There is a hoop fastened to the upper arm. On one surface the arms are decorated with engraved palmettes. At the junction of the arms, there is a cabochon stone, possibly a ruby in a gold box-setting. The other side of the cross is plane except for an inscription in Greek, applied in f... Visa hela
Inventory number <itemDescription>
Acquisition <itemDescription>
  • From the collection of Georg von Békésy, 1974.
Comments <itemDescription>
  • This piece was a pendant to be worn on a chain. Some parallels with a similar palmette decoration or the same light-life inscription point to a date in the 5th-6th centuries A.D.
Condition <itemDescription>
  • Well preserved. The ruby is possibly a modern replacement.
Dimensions <itemDescription>
  • H. 4.3 cm, W. 2.8 cm.
Publications <itemDescription>
  • -The Georg von Békésy Collection, Ed. J. Wirgin, Malmö 1974, p 54-55.
Utställning / ingår i <itemDescription>
Exhibition / Previously <itemDescription>
Exhibition, Part of / Current <itemDescription>
  • Guldrummet 2022, Bysans
Exhibition, Part of / Previously <itemDescription>
  • Guldrummet - Showcase 11:01.
Acquisition, Swedish <itemDescription>
  • Från Georg von Békésy samling.
Referens, publicerad i <itemDescription>
  • Wirgin, Jan (1974). The Georg von Békésy collection: selected objects from the collection of Georg von Békésy bequeathed to the Nobel foundation
Händelse <context>
  • Förvärvad av Békésy, Georg von.
  • Brukad Byzantine.
  • Ägd av Nobelstiftelsen.
Material, engelska<itemMaterial>
Metal
Gold
Ruby
Nyckelord <itemKeyWord>
  • Bekesy
  • Byzantine
  • George
Mått <itemMeasurement>
  • Height / Höjd: 4,3 cm.
  • Thickness / Tjocklek: 0,9 cm.
  • Width / Bredd: 2,8 cm.
Object<itemName>
cross
pendant
Ämne <subject>
  • Kulturhistoria
Inventory number <itemNumber>
Rättigheter för metadata <itemLicense> Licens
Källa <presOrganization> Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet
Källa <url>

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