Gold Necklace with Pendants, ca. 7th century, Byzantine, Pendants: gold - sheet; scribed, engraved, chased, punched; wire - beaded; granulation. Tubes: gold - sheet; wire - beaded. Chain: gold - strip (half round)., Overall: 21 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in. (55 x 4.9 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The intricately worked pendants are separated by hexagonal spacers. Opus interrasile was a technique used by goldsmiths to make elegant jewelry from the 200s through the 600s. Designs were traced onto sheets of gold; the background was punched with holes of various sizes to highlight the pattern; and fine details were then worked on the surface
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Gold Necklace, Pendants, ca, 7th century, Byzantine, gold, sheet, scribed, engraved, chased, punched, wire, beaded, granulation, Tubes, Chain, strip, half round, Overall, 21 5/8 x 1 15/16 3/8, 55 4.9 0.9 cm, Metalwork-Gold, intricately, worked, pendants, separated, hexagonal spacers, Opus interrasile, technique, goldsmiths, elegant jewelry, 200s, 600s, Designs, traced, sheets, background, holes, various sizes, highlight, pattern, fine details, surface
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