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Gemstone

Gemstone and hard-stone carving formed part of the broad material range of Byzantine sacred imagery.

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Gemstone + glyptic

Gemstone + glyptic · 2 registered sources

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Source-scope / reconstruction noteLater mounts can postdate Byzantine carvings by centuries; BIU keeps carved gemstone and mount chronologies separate.
Raw material / support2 records
Agatematerial · source-backedChalcedonymaterial · source-backed
Making technique1 record
Cameo Carvingtechnique · source-backed
Visual / physical effect1 record
Carved Relief Depthvisual effect · source-backed
Surviving object evidence2 records
Cameo of the Virgin and Childobject · verified-objectPendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokratorobject · verified-object
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Virgin Blachernitissavia Cameo of the Virgin and Child · depicts-as-type · source-backedEnthroned Virgin and Childvia Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator · depicts-as-type · source-backedChrist Pantokratorvia Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator · depicts-as-type · source-backed

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Constantinoplevia Cameo of the Virgin and Child · associated-with · qualified-source-backed
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cameo of the Virgin and Child
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator
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Cameo of the Virgin and ChildGemstone ←uses-material— Cameo of the Virgin and Child · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-234.IconGemstone —can-form→ Icon · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-130.Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ PantokratorGemstone ←uses-material— Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-256.Cameo CarvingGemstone —can-use-technique→ Cameo Carving · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-396.
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Icon
source-backed · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cameo of the Virgin and Child
source-backed · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator
source-backed · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cameo Carving
qualified-source-backed · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Icons and Iconoclasm in Byzantium
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cameo of the Virgin and Child
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