Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator
Object type: Pendant brooch
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Byzantine
Date: late 1000s–1100s (cameo); 1100s–1300s (mount)
Medium: Chalcedony cameo; gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and a sardonyx intaglio
Dimensions: Overall: 2 13/16 x 2 3/16 x 5/8 in. (7.2 x 5.5 x 1.6 cm)
Chalcedony: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.2 cm)
Classification: Lapidary Work-Chalcedony
Credit line: Purchase, Acquisitions Fund, Christopher C. Grisanti and Suzanne P. Fawbush, Austin B. Chinn, and Katharine R. Brown Gifts, Gifts of Marx Freres, J. Pierpont Morgan, and Mrs. Frank D. Millett, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 2007
Accession year: 2007
Tags: Angels|Christ|Madonna and Child