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Cross with Pearls

1200–1400
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 303
This intricately worked cross is decorated with elaborate patterns in gold filigree, granulation, and wire on sheets of gold, a technique that is typical of late Byzantine art. The shape echoes that of earlier Byzantine crosses, like the adjacent example decorated with cloisonné enamel.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cross with Pearls
  • Date: 1200–1400
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Medium: Gold and pearls
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in. (4.8 x 3 x 0.7 cm)
    Overall (without modern loop): 1 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3 x 0.7 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold
  • Credit Line: Purchase, John C. Weber Gift, in honor of Pete Dandridge, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.38
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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