An Eastern Germanic rock crystal buckle of c.AD 500 w/ a 6thC Byzantine tongue: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1995.54/ …pic.twitter.com/66rth9130r
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An Eastern Germanic rock crystal buckle of c.AD 500 w/ a 6thC Byzantine tongue: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1995.54/ …pic.twitter.com/66rth9130r
A rock crystal shell pendant, from a L3rdC burial at Gundelsheim, S. Germany: http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/37-117.jpg …pic.twitter.com/oy8r3iYWlS
A lovely 1stC AD rock crystal fish, pierced for suspension, from a grave at Arezzo, Italy: http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/ArezzoGrave.html …pic.twitter.com/Wn6pbvF6no
A rock crystal ball pendant in gold, from a 7thC double burial at Picquigny, France; now in the Ashmolean Museum.pic.twitter.com/X2WbpMM6Da
Viking rock crystal and silver pendant, Domerarve, Öja, Gotland: https://www.flickr.com/photos/historiska/13618002963/in/set-72157643390096015/ …pic.twitter.com/H2yWmWB7q4
Merovingian crystal ball found with the late 5th-century burial of the Frankish king Childeric at Tournai, Belgium: http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/ChildBall.jpg …pic.twitter.com/iRDYpOC59u
A 6th-century Byzantine rock crystal button with a garnet mounted in a gold granulated star: http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.259 pic.twitter.com/myegVnhUa1
Another rock crystal belt buckle, found in a 6th-century Merovingian grave at Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne), north-eastern France: https://www.inrap.fr/magazine/st-dizier/Des-pieces-remarquables/La-boucle-de-ceinture-en-cristal-de-roche?&s=article238 …pic.twitter.com/sgvZFyHscw
Oh, Caitlin! This is truly exquisite. The way the crystal is shaped is amazing. This is what could be done before modern distractions!
I blame Twitter... ;)
Yes, but thanks to Twitter a lot of us get to see these things who otherwise might not! The things you post DO get noticed and appreciated.
Very kind of you to say :)
Oh that's wonderful! Never seen that before. Thank you x
My pleasure! Really is stunning, isn't it!? :)
Incredibly beautiful- can't believe I've not seen it before. X
I can't even imagine how they were able to cut those facets. It would be difficult even with today's tools, I think.
I've wondered just the same myself! :)
Such a joy to see. Thank you Caitlin
Made my day!
My pleasure :)
Thank you for showing us this again, Caitlin. I can't even imagine the level of skill and artistry required for the creation of this piece!
It's just such a beautiful example, such clean edges too!
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