Byzantine Ornament Handcrafted Silver Versatile Jewel-Pendant deals & Brooch Pin-Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Ornament Handcrafted Silver Versatile Jewel-Pendant & Brooch Pin-Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when Constantine the Great was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity and moved the seat of the empire to Byzantium, renamed Constantinople in his honour. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire remained the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe.
Byzantine ornaments are considered the most sophisticated and interesting. They are an important component in the development of world art. Byzantine ornaments include Hellenistic and Oriental traditions. They consist of a wide variety of motives. Typical of Byzantine ornament is a large number of patterns of fancy shapes.
As a rule, in ornaments the designs are located inside a circle or any other geometric figure.
A versatile piece that can be worn as a brooch or teamed with a chain to become a pendant. The pendant is crafted with extra care in 925 Sterling Silver. It was made in Greece, diameter size is 40mm and weighs approximately 14 g. This pendant is without the chain(382) deals