Hanger in de vorm van een kruis

Hanger in de vorm van een kruis

anonymous

Details

Dimensions
length 3.1 cm x width 2.9 cm
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Artistic Disciplines

  • Jewelry Both · 99%

    The catalog classifies the object as a pendant in the jewelry category, and the image shows a small wearable ornament with a top attachment element.

Subject Matter

  • Related to Religion Interpretive · 86%

    The catalog identifies the object as a cross, and its cross form is conventionally associated with religious subject matter; the specific devotional use is not documented in the supplied metadata.

Visual Qualities

  • Symmetrical Visual · 96%

    The cross is organized around strong vertical and horizontal axes, with broadly balanced arms and repeated rounded terminals.

  • Geometric Visual · 94%

    The design is built from a cross-shaped framework, circular terminals, angular divisions, and repeated linear motifs.

  • Patterns Visual · 92%

    Red, blue, and dark enamel areas are arranged in repeated compartments, with circular accents and interlacing or lattice-like ornament across the arms and stem.

Time Periods

  • 500 - 1000 CE Art Metadata · 90%

    The catalog dates the object to c. 900–c. 1100, overlapping both the 500–1000 CE and 1000–1400 CE catalog periods.

  • 1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 90%

    The catalog dates the object to c. 900–c. 1100, overlapping the 1000–1400 CE catalog period.

Materials

  • Gold Metadata · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum medium field identifies gold (goud).

  • Enamel Both · 99%

    The catalog specifies cloisonné enamel, while the image visibly shows colored fields separated by raised dividing lines.

Source & rights

anonymous. Hanger in de vorm van een kruis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.