Late Antique, migration period and Early Byzantine garnet cloisonneÌ ornaments : origins, styles and workshop production
The thesis proposes a classification of gold and garnet cloisonneÌ ornaments based on stylistic and technological features. These objects reflect Late Antique/Early Byzantine decorative and manufacturing traditions. Flat garnet plates originate with one class of ring-stone intaglios from the Late Hellenistic and Imperial Roman periods. Garnet plates were first set on jewellery at this same time Early inlaid ornaments are characterised by a mixture of western and eastern elements shared along the eastern trade routes. The first examples of true garnet cloisonneÌ are preserved in Western Asia and Soviet Georgia (ancient Iberia). Although excavated with coins, accurate dating of the latter finds remains difficult. Some objects may be as early as the late third century while others parallel ornaments in southern Russia and Europe which are datable to the late fourth and fifth centuries' AD. CloisonneÌ ornaments at Kerch in the Crimea incorporate standardised geometric plate shapes. These preserve Graeco-Roman traditions of decoration and lapidary technology, and may have been produced under official Roman auspices. Ornaments on both sides of the Pontus, therefore, reflect the range of Late Antique cloisonneÌ
Adams, Debra Noel
Archaeology
Late Antique, migration period and Early Byzantine garnet cloisonneÌ ornaments : origins, styles and workshop production. The thesis proposes a classification of gold and garnet cloisonneÌ ornaments based on stylistic and technological features. These objects reflect Late Antique/Early Byzantine decorative and manufacturing traditions. Flat garnet plates originate with one class of ring-stone intaglios from the Late Hellenistic and Imperial Roman periods. Garnet plates were first set on jewellery at this same time Early inlaid ornaments are characterised by a mixture of western and eastern elements shared along the eastern trade routes. The first examples of true garnet cloisonneÌ are preserved in Western Asia and Soviet Georgia (ancient Iberia). Although excavated with coins, accurate dating of the latter finds remains difficult. Some objects may be as early as the late third century while others parallel ornaments in southern Russia and Europe which are datable to the late fourth and fifth centuries' AD. CloisonneÌ ornaments at Kerch in the Crimea incorporate standardised geometric plate shapes. These preserve Graeco-Roman traditions of decoration and lapidary technology, and may have been produced under official Roman auspices. Ornaments on both sides of the Pontus, therefore, reflect the range of Late Antique cloisonneÌ
late_antique migration_period early_byzantine ornament origin style workshop production proposes classification gold ornament base stylistic technological feature object reflect late_antique byzantine decorative manufacturing tradition flat plate originate class ring stone late_hellenistic imperial roman_period plate first_set jewellery time early ornament characterised mixture western_eastern element share along eastern trade_route first examples true preserve western asia soviet georgia ancient iberia although excavated coin accurate date latter find remain difficult object others parallel ornament southern russia europe datable late fourth fifth_century ornament incorporate standardise geometric plate shape preserve graeco_roman tradition decoration technology may produce official roman auspex side therefore reflect range late_antique