Octagonal Pendant with Corinthian Column Spacers and Clasp Set
Cleveland Museum of Art

Octagonal Pendant with Corinthian Column Spacers and Clasp Set

324–26 CE

gold
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Using the <em>opus interrasile </em>openwork technique, a goldsmith delicately punched and filed hundreds of tiny holes to create the intricate filigree pattern on this pendant.

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