Harvard Art Museums > 1984.710: Enamelled Circular Stud Jewelry Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Enamelled Circular Stud , 1984.710,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/304255. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1984.710 Title Enamelled Circular Stud Classification Jewelry Work Type jewelry Date 2nd-3rd century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/304255 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm (9/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is blue and green. Orange iron pseudomorphs are present. The circular inlays in the face are considerably deteriorated and appear to be glass. The copper alloy component was cast. Tony Sigel Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Beatrice Kelekian in memory of her husband, Charles Dikran Kelekian Accession Year 1984 Object Number 1984.710 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums This circular stud has a raised edge of copper alloy around enamel decoration (1). The central motif is a circle of white enamel surrounded by a raised edge of bronze. Around this, there are the remains of red enamel with small inset circles of another, darker color of enamel that is not well preserved. On the reverse side, there is a circular-sectioned tang and a smaller bottom rivet. NOTES: 1. Compare enameled circular studs from the Roman military sites published in J. Curle, A Roman Frontier Post and Its People: The Fort of Newstead in the Parish of Melrose (Glasgow, 1911) 331-32, pl. 89; D. J. Breeze et al., “The Roman Fortlet at Barburgh Mill, Dumfriesshire,” Britannia 5 (1974): 130-62, esp. 161-62, no. 41, fig. 8; and M. Feugère, “Le mobilier militaire romain dans le dé de l’Hérault (F),” Gladius 22 (2002): 73-126; nos. 12, 112, 122, 145-46, and 163; figs. 15-17. Lisa M. Anderson Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
