File:Clevelandart 1953.640.jpg
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Summary
Mounted Rock Crystal
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| Title |
Mounted Rock Crystal |
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| Description |
When this object was acquired, it was thought to be a container for holy oil or another sacred relic or substance. However, closer examination revealed that the rock crystal prism at the object’s core is completely solid, leaving no room in which to insert such matter. The object’s original function thus remains unclear. It may have served as an amulet, a magical object meant to protect its owner from evil and mishaps. |
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| Date | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Gold, quartz, almandine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 10.2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm (4 x 3/4 x 5/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
Medieval Art |
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| Accession number |
1953.64 |
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| Place of creation | Byzantium, Byzantine period, 6th-7th centuries | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.640 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 15:42, 21 January 2019 | | 1,536 × 1,911 (2.34 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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