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The decorative technique known as granulation had been used in Etruscan, Greek, and Roman jewelry well before this Byzantine piece was made. Granulation is when tiny spheres or “granules” are attached to a piece. It can be seen here in in a rock crystal button decorated with a six-pointed star, with a simply set garnet in the center.
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Details
- Title: Button
- Date Created: 500s
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: (Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York)., The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Jewelry
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.259
- Medium: rock crystal with a garnet mounted in a gold granulated star
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 6th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Horace Kelley
- Collection: MED - Byzantine
- Accession Number: 1946.259
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