Byzantine necklace

Gold and agate necklace, late imperial Rome or early Byzantine, c. 3rd century AD

Multicolored, or polychrome, jewelry was very popular in the early Byzantine world. The luminous small crosses worked in pearls and gems that hang from this exquisite necklace display both the faith and wealth of the owner

Handsome rams' heads worked in repoussé form the clasps of this elegantly woven necklace, the earliest object in the group. Said to be from Alexandria, it was bought with other works associated with the hoard

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I think this necklace travelled to London in 2008/2009 for Byzantine Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art...I remember seeing this necklace there as it is soooo beautiful!

Wearing richly decorated gold necklaces such as this one was a common practice among members of Byzantium’s upper classes. In addition to their use as personal adornments and symbols of social

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The cross, chased into the gold ground, was originally the reverse of the pendant, with a cameo or carved gemstone on the front.As Christianity became the dominant religion in Byzantine society, Christian imagery was increasingly found on jewelry

Necklace, 6th - 8th century Byzantine. I have no idea how I missed this, but I totally want to attempt making one like this.

The eleven extensively detailed ornaments—a cross, a pair of leaves, and eight amphorae (vases) of varying shapes—are separated by hexagonal gold spacers meant to resemble miniature columns.