Octagonal Pendant
AD 324–26
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Octagonal Pendant, AD 324–26. Byzantium, Late Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, (probably Sirium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period. Gold; overall: 9.7 x 9.4 x 1.7 cm (3 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1994.98.1 Precious Byzantine coins, such as the one in this pendant, were mounted as jewelry and bestowed upon court officials as a special honor. They signified loyalty to the emperor and were often passed down as family heirlooms. Does your family have special objects that have been preserved from generation to generation?
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9.7 x 9.4 x 1.7 cm (3 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1994.98.1
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 104 Late Antiquity
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