LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: sapphire

Gold Earrings with Pearls and Sapphires Byzantine, found in 1902 at Karavas, Cyprus Made 500-700 Accession # 17.190.145, .146 These elegant earrings are decorated with pearls, a favorite jewel of the Byzantines. Sapphires, then called hyakinthoi (hyacinths), became popular in Byzantine jewelry in the sixth century. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Title: Necklace with Pendant Crosses Date: 6th–7th century Geography: Made in probably Constantinople Culture: Byzantine Medium: Gold, pearl sapphire, smokey quartz, quartz Dimensions: Overall: 17 13/16 in. (45.2 cm) Classification: Metalwork-Gold Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 Accession Number: 17.190.1667 Description: 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. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/mediev...

Star-Shaped Brooch with Intaglio, setting 960–1000, intaglio 337–361 Ottonian (setting), Byzantine (intaglio) Gold with pearls and star sapphire Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) The Cloisters Collection, 1988 (1988.15) This sumptuous object was created to preserve a rare gem carved with the likeness of one of Constantine's sons. The Ottonian emperors regarded themselves as the inheritors of the Christian Roman empire established by Constantine, and this piece was likely commissioned by a member of the Ottonian imperial family. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1988.15