id:			157571
accession number:	1994.98.4
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.98.4
updated:		2023-03-15 15:46:13.445000

Clasp Set with Semiprecious Stones, AD 324–26. Byzantium, Late Roman, Eastern Mediterranean (probably Sirmium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period. Gold and semiprecious stones; overall: 5 x 3.8 x 9.8 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1994.98.4

title:				Clasp Set with Semiprecious Stones
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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 Sirmium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period
technique:	gold and semiprecious stones
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 5 x 3.8 x 9.8 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)
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	(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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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.

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