technique

Cloisonné Enamel

An enamel technique represented by a BIU001 public-domain pendant object from Constantinople.

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Cloisonné enamel

Enamel + metalwork · 4 registered sources

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Source-scope / reconstruction noteFiring count, alloy composition, and cell construction vary by object; the Met technical description is process-level evidence, not a recipe for every enamel.

Raw material / support2 records

Precious Metalmaterial · source-backed Glass Fritmaterial · source-backed

Making technique1 record

Cloisonné Enameltechnique · source-backed

Visual / physical effect1 record

Enamel Polychromyvisual effect · source-backed

Surviving object evidence4 records

Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)object · verified-object Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virginobject · verified-object Medallion with Saint George from an Icon Frameobject · verified-object One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)object · verified-object

Condition / reconstruction1 record

Enamel Lossconservation condition · qualified-source-backed

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Surviving objects

2 explicit edges

Roundel of Saint Panteleimon (Met 51.198)via Cloisonné Enamel · ← uses-technique · source-backed Roundel of Saint Panteleimon (Met 51.198)via Precious Metal · ← can-use-material · qualified-source-backed

Icon types + scenes

3 explicit edges

Christ Pantokratorvia Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403) · depicts-as-type · source-backed Virgin Hagiosoritissavia Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403) · depicts-as-type · source-backed Virgin Hagiosoritissavia Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin · associated-with-type · source-backed

History + chronology

0 explicit edges

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Places + sacred space

4 explicit edges

Constantinoplevia Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403) · made-in · source-backed Constantinoplevia Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin · made-in · source-backed Constantinoplevia Medallion with Saint George from an Icon Frame · made-in · source-backed Kyivvia One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back) · made-in · source-backed

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Sources supporting this making profile.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Arts of Byzantium
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin
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public-domain-image-and-open-access-data

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medallion with Saint George from an Icon Frame
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public-domain-image-and-open-access-data

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12 bounded direct results · 12 bounded two-step paths · 3 navigation themes

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Byzantine–Georgian Enamel NetworkCloisonné Enamel ←uses-technique— Byzantine–Georgian Enamel Network · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-204.Constantinopolitan Luxury Production NetworkCloisonné Enamel ←includes-technique— Constantinopolitan Luxury Production Network · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-672.Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)Cloisonné Enamel ←uses-technique— Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403) · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-021.Enamel PolychromyCloisonné Enamel —produces-effect→ Enamel Polychromy · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-405.

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Cloisonné Enameluses-techniqueByzantine–Georgian Enamel NetworkconnectsConstantinople
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Cloisonné Enameluses-techniqueByzantine–Georgian Enamel NetworkconnectsGeorgia
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Cloisonné Enameluses-techniqueByzantine–Georgian Enamel NetworkcontextualizesConstantinople–Georgia Court Gift Hypothesis
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