Necklace and Pendant Cross
Object type: Necklace
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Coptic
Date: 500–700
Medium: Rock crystal, silver mount
Dimensions: (a) necklace only: length 26 in. × 7/16 in. (length 66 × 1.1 cm)
(b) cross with silver mount: 3 3/8 × 1 5/8 × 1/2 in. (8.6 × 4.1 × 1.3 cm)
(b) rock crystal cross only: 2 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 1/2 in. (7.3 × 4.1 × 1.3 cm)
Classification: Lapidary Work-Crystal
Geography: Made in Medinet Habu (near Thebes)   Byzantine Egypt  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession year: 1908
Tags: Necklaces|Pendants|Cross