Pendant Cross
c. 1575-c. 1625
Spanish or South German
Spain
This pendant cross is an elaborate assemblage of cast and fused segments ornamented with emeralds in tall, pyramidal mounts. Enameled gold and pin-fastened pearls add vigorous effects of color, texture, and light. The three-dimensional quality of this piece would have been particularly distinctive when worn upon the rich garments of the Renaissance.
Gold, enamel, emeralds, and pearls