Byzantine Gold Pendant Necklace. 6th-9th century AD. A restrung necklace of pearl seed-beads with sheet gold dangles: five lozengiform with floral motif and one similar with addorsed birds; the centrepiece a ribbed foil sphere with another with panels of applied granulation around filigree roundels.Cf. for similar jewellery in filigree and granulation see ?????????, ?.?., ??????? ????? IX–XIII ??, ?oscow-Leningrad, 1954, pls.VI,VIII,XXVII.16.93 grams, 80cm (31 1/2"). Ex central London gallery; acquired in 2005.Precious gold decorations and other subjects of luxury were made by provincial workshops of the Black Sea region, including for example, punched gold leaf-shaped pendants following the style of the Constantinopolitan craftsmen. Filigree was often employed, as well as glass and carnelian inserts. [No Reserve]