Gem
Pendant
29-128-577
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-577 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Christian | Byzantine |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Roman Period | Byzantine |
| Date Made | 1200-1399 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Jadeite | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Christ | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Green Jade. Byzantine of the sixth century. Christ, giving a benediction with one hand and holding a manuscript in the other. Byzantine, Case II. Vermeule: Green jade. (Gold pendant mount). Half-figure bust of Christ facing; giving the benediction and holding sacred text letters. IC IX flanking. |
| Height | 3.6 cm |
| Width | 2.4 cm |
| Depth | 0.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 577 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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