The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 15, 2026

A gold and gilt-silver pectoral cross features a central figure with outstretched arms in colorful cloisonné enamel. Each flared end contains a circular inlay of faded blue stone. Textured silver wire borders the edges in intricate patterns. On the horizontal arms, green and blue enamel sections contain inscriptions. Above the figure's head, a small cross is flanked by two circular motifs, one red and one dark blue, completing the ornate piece.

Pectoral Cross

900s

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period

gold, gilt-silver, and cloisonné enamel
Overall: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
Grace Rainey Rogers Fund 1948.20
Location: 105 Byzantine
  • Adronicos; (Brummer Gallery, New York).
  • The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. P16030 libmma.contentdm.oclc.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 75 archive.org
  • Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art; October 30, 1947-January 11, 1948. "Exhibition of Gold."
    Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Museum of Art; April 25- June 22, 1947. "Early Christian and Byzantine Art."cat.no.524, pl.LXIX
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