Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator
| Title | Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator |
|---|---|
| Date | late 1000s–1100s (cameo); 1100s–1300s (mount) 11th century |
| Medium | Chalcedony cameo; gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and a sardonyx intaglio |
| Classification | Lapidary Work-Chalcedony |
| Origin | Byzantine Byzantine |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Purchase, Acquisitions Fund, Christopher C. Grisanti and Suzanne P. Fawbush, Austin B. Chinn, and Katharine R. Brown Gifts, Gifts of Marx Freres, J. Pierpont Morgan, and Mrs. Frank D. Millett, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 2007 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated late 1000s–1100s (cameo); 1100s–1300s (mount). It is executed in chalcedony cameo; gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and a sardonyx intaglio and classified as lapidary work-chalcedony. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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