id:			157569
accession number:	1994.98.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.98.2
updated:		2023-04-23 11:16:00.021000

Spacer in the Form of a Corinthian Column, AD 324–26. Byzantium, Late Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, (probably Sirium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period. Gold; overall: 6.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm (2 9/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1994.98.2

title:				Spacer in the Form of a Corinthian Column
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creation date:			AD 324–26
creation date earliest:		324
creation date latest:		326
current location:		104 Late Antiquity
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	Byzantium, Late Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, (probably Sirium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 6.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm (2 9/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* 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"

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PROVENANCE

	(Mr. Jean-Luc Chalmin, London).
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Mounted at the center of this octagonal pendant is a rare coin issued by Constantine the Great, the Roman Empire’s first Christian emperor. Constantine’s portrait appears on the coin’s front, those of two of his sons on the back. Constantine’s image is surrounded by male and female busts, some of which are mythological figures. The pendant once formed the centerpiece of a sumptuous gold necklace, likely a gift for a high-ranking court official or member of the imperial family.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Deppert-Lippitz, Barbara. "Late Roman Splendor: Jewelry from the Age of Constantine." <em>Cleveland Studies in the History of Art</em> 1 (1996): 30-71.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 31, fig. 1; P. 33, fig. 2a; P. 34, fig. 2b
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/20079681.

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein. <em>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 42-43, no. 4
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 258
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