Byzantine enamel

Beresford Hope Cross - circa 9th century
Byzantine enamel of Empress Zoë from Monomachus crown - early 11th century

The craft of cloisonné enameling is a metal and glass-working tradition practiced in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 12th century AD. The Byzantines perfected an intricate form of vitreous enameling, allowing the illustration of small, detailed, iconographic portraits.


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