Byzantine Gold Necklace with Cross
Byzantine goldsmith, 6th century CE
reproductioncc0-museumrights: pending
A long hand-looped chain gathering into a cross - faith and fortune worn on a single strand.
Why it matters
Early Christian goldwork carried devotion out of the church and onto the body.
Notice
The loop-in-loop links fall supple as cloth despite being solid gold.
Meaning
What we hang closest to the heart, we mean.
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 17.190.150 (Open Access, CC0) view source ↗
Material
gold
Rights: PENDING. A named source is not the same as registry clearance. Basis on file: CC0-museum. Shown for this preview only; not offered for sale.
The Goldsmiths