Culture
Byzantine
Date
ca. 583, reassembled after discovery
Material / Medium
Settings: gold - sheet: wire - beaded. Coins: gold - stamped.
Dimensions
Overall: 26 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/4 in. (67.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 cm) Wt: 348g
diameter of 9 small medallions: 1 x 1/8 in. (2.5 x 0.3 cm)
diameter of 4 medium size medallions: 1 3/16 x 3/16 in. (3 x 0.5 cm)
diameter of 4 large medallions: 2 3/16 x 1/4 in. (5.5 x 0.6 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gold
Collection Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917; Purchase, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Stephen K. Scher and Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos Gifts, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1991
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