Art in an Early Global World at WAM: A WAM/College of the Holy Cross CollaborationMain MenuAmanda Luyster17d39c1ecea88fb7ff282fe74a410b89478b8327Created by the Worcester Art Museum and the College of the Holy Cross, with the Worcester Public Schools AP Art History class of 2024. Financial support provided by the Medieval Academy of America and "Scholarship in Action" at Holy Cross.
What does the Necklace tell us about the early global world?
1media/Byzantine necklace right.jpg2024-03-28T13:30:38-07:00Richard Lent3e723f35a685aebf07b8b602f188f085f3fa0c8f448019plain2024-10-30T09:49:31-07:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5This necklace, as one small piece of jewelry from the long-ago Byzantine Empire, might be easy to miss in its display case. But the precious stones tell stories about the early global world, since the gold, emeralds, sapphire, pearls, and other stones were brought together from different regions. The materials and style of the necklace testify to the global travel and communication of the period. The materials and color connect this piece to the Floor Mosaic Border with Peacocks, which is also constructed from beautiful small colored stones. But most importantly, crafted in the time and place of a wide variety of conflicts, the necklace tells a story of the resilience of people in search of beauty.
Junyi Wu, College of the Holy Cross, Class of 2026
12024-03-28T13:30:39-07:00Floor Mosaic Border with Peacocks2Mosaic of a Vine Scroll Border with Peacocks. 526–540 CE. Computer reconstruction of the floor mosaic featuring interior floral design. Excavation of Antioch and Vicinity funded by the bequests of the Reverend Dr. Austin S. Garver and Sarah C. Garver. 1936.23.plain2024-04-03T23:25:07-07:0020150114132532-0500
