Dumbarton Oaks - Ornament with Cross

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Ornament with Cross

Byzantine
late 9th century - 10th century
0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
enamel on gold
BZ.1953.12.69

Not on view

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Description

This teardrop-shaped ornament in cloisonne enamel has a white cross (or four-petalled rosette) on a blue ground.

Bibliography

The Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Harvard University, Handbook (Washington, D.C., 1955), no. 272, A.

M. C. Ross, Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, II: Jewelry, Enamels and Art of the Migration Period (Washington, D.C., 1965), no. 147, pl. LXVII

Acquisition History

Purchased by Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss from George Zacos (dealer) Istanbul, July 24, 1953.

Gift of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C., 1953.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.

Object Last Modified: 11/16/2023