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Apr 22, 2008
Button
Button
500s
Rock crystal with a garnet mounted in a gold granulated star
Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Horace Kelley 1946.259
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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.
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