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Button

500s

Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 6th century

Medium
rock crystal with a garnet mounted in a gold granulated star
Measurements
Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horace Kelley 1946.259
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Location
104 Late Antiquity
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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.

Button

500s

Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 6th century

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