Spherical Pendant or Button, 900–950, Made in Bulgaria (possibly), Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel and gold, Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (3.2 x 2.9 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, This handsomely worked, hollow sphere may have decorated the border of an official scarf, like the loros worn by the Byzantine emperor, or have been used as a button to hold together the outermost vestments of members of the Orthodox clergy
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Spherical Pendant, Button, 900–950, Bulgaria, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall, 1 1/4 x 1 1/8, 3.2 2.9 cm, Enamels-Cloisonné, handsomely, worked, hollow sphere, decorated, border, official scarf, loros worn, Byzantine emperor, button, hold together, outermost vestments, members, Orthodox clergy
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