Handmade byzantine cross with granulation in 18K Gold

A very fine piece of jewelry inspired by Byzantium. The cross is decorated with grains along his length.

Granulation is a jewellery manufacturing technique whereby a surface is covered in spherules or granules of precious metal. The technique is thought to have its origins in Sumer about 5,000 years ago. This technique then spread to southern Europe during the orientalizing period, also through the role of Phoenicians, who had founded colonies in Sardinia, Sicily and Spain, or Near Eastern craftsmen. Granulation has since then, been widely used in Greek and Byzantine Jewelry.

• Metal: Solid 18K Gold
• Measurments: Cross: 23.00mm x 21.00mm x 1.70mm
• Weight: 4,50gr
• Guarantee: Makriadis Jewelry

Chain not included in price.