Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion

Unknown Artist

ca. 539–50

Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold, niello

Dimensions

Overall: 9 7/16 x 8 5/8 x 5/8 in. (23.9 x 21.9 x 1.6 cm) ring: 19 11/16 x 3/8 in. (50 x 1 cm) Medallion: 2 3/4 x 6 11/16 x 3/8 in. (7 x 17 x 1 cm) weight: 11.9oz. (338g)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.1664

Tags

EmperorsMenCoins

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