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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.55207#0091
PARTICULARS OF COLOURS, MEASUREMENTS, ETC.
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Position
Irene
153
154
Loros
Shoulder-
piece
The loros has on either side a border similar to the lower edge of the
shoulder-piece. The two jewels visible on this border are of sealing-
wax-red glass set in gold and surrounded by a row of dark brown glass.
Above the left wrist is seen half of a similar jewel.
The ornamental motive adorning the gold background of the middle
part of the loros is made by an uninterrupted line of deep blue glass.
The parts forming volutes with flower-shaped ends, triangles and ovals
are outlined with a single row of whitish stone. At the top of the loros,
within the two volutes, are oval ornaments: in the right one a burnt-
sealing-wax-red glass tessella is surrounded by three shell-pink stone
tessellae, in the left volute are set one deep green and one light greyish-
green tessella. Below each of these two volutes is a triangular decora-
tion, centred at the right with a deep green and a greyish-green tessella,
and at the left with burnt-sealing-wax-red glass and three shell-pink
stone tessellae. Adjacent to the blue volutes inside the oval figure in
the centre of the loros are the following decorations: the upper and
lower flower-shaped ones are made of grey-green and deep green glass.
The circular decoration at the right is centred with burnt-sealing-wax-
red glass and shell-pink stone; that on the left with a grey-green tessella.
The two triangles on either side below this oval section are centred
with burnt-sealing-wax-red glass and shell-pink stone. Below these
triangles are again round motives; that on the right is in shell-pink
Detail
Divitission
Particulars
glass. Round whitish stones representing pearls are set in the gold
ground; at the top of the collar they follow the line of the chin and at
the base, the line of the border.
The stuff of the divitission is made in two tones of burnt-sealing-wax-
red glass tessellae. The design on this red ground is in gold. The armlets
in each sleeve are bordered top and bottom by a double band of whitish
round stone tessellae set in gold and edged with a row of dark brown
glass. The square jewel on each of these borders is of burnt-sealing-
wax-red glass set in gold and the setting is edged with dark olive-
green glass. The design on the middle section of the armlets is of curved
rows of whitish stone round tessellae alternating with dark-blue glass
set on the gold background. The armlets against the divitission are
outlined by dark olive-green glass, and against the gold background of
the panel by dark blue glass, except for the border bands which are
outlined in dark olive-green glass. The middle section of the end of
the right sleeve shown below the scroll is decorated in the same way as
the central parts of the armlets. It is bordered on both sides by a double
row of whitish round stones alternating with blue glass tessellae edged
with gold. Only this edge is visible on the lower part of the left sleeve.
A row of whitish tessellae forms on both sleeves a piping at their outer
edge.
The shoulder-piece has below a border set with a double row of round
whitish tessellae and edged on both sides by a row of olive-brown of
reversed gold and silver tessellae. In this border on each shoulder is a
jewel of burnt-sealing-wax-red glass set in gold and surrounded by a
line of dark olive-green glass tessellae. The rest of the shoulder-piece
represents a background of gold decorated with a floriated design in
dark blue glass. The upper outlines of the shoulder-piece against the
gold panel background are also in dark blue glass. The two pendants
hanging from each side of the border of the shoulder-piece are made of
a large pear-shaped and a round whitish stone tessella each.
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81
Position
Irene
153
154
Loros
Shoulder-
piece
The loros has on either side a border similar to the lower edge of the
shoulder-piece. The two jewels visible on this border are of sealing-
wax-red glass set in gold and surrounded by a row of dark brown glass.
Above the left wrist is seen half of a similar jewel.
The ornamental motive adorning the gold background of the middle
part of the loros is made by an uninterrupted line of deep blue glass.
The parts forming volutes with flower-shaped ends, triangles and ovals
are outlined with a single row of whitish stone. At the top of the loros,
within the two volutes, are oval ornaments: in the right one a burnt-
sealing-wax-red glass tessella is surrounded by three shell-pink stone
tessellae, in the left volute are set one deep green and one light greyish-
green tessella. Below each of these two volutes is a triangular decora-
tion, centred at the right with a deep green and a greyish-green tessella,
and at the left with burnt-sealing-wax-red glass and three shell-pink
stone tessellae. Adjacent to the blue volutes inside the oval figure in
the centre of the loros are the following decorations: the upper and
lower flower-shaped ones are made of grey-green and deep green glass.
The circular decoration at the right is centred with burnt-sealing-wax-
red glass and shell-pink stone; that on the left with a grey-green tessella.
The two triangles on either side below this oval section are centred
with burnt-sealing-wax-red glass and shell-pink stone. Below these
triangles are again round motives; that on the right is in shell-pink
Detail
Divitission
Particulars
glass. Round whitish stones representing pearls are set in the gold
ground; at the top of the collar they follow the line of the chin and at
the base, the line of the border.
The stuff of the divitission is made in two tones of burnt-sealing-wax-
red glass tessellae. The design on this red ground is in gold. The armlets
in each sleeve are bordered top and bottom by a double band of whitish
round stone tessellae set in gold and edged with a row of dark brown
glass. The square jewel on each of these borders is of burnt-sealing-
wax-red glass set in gold and the setting is edged with dark olive-
green glass. The design on the middle section of the armlets is of curved
rows of whitish stone round tessellae alternating with dark-blue glass
set on the gold background. The armlets against the divitission are
outlined by dark olive-green glass, and against the gold background of
the panel by dark blue glass, except for the border bands which are
outlined in dark olive-green glass. The middle section of the end of
the right sleeve shown below the scroll is decorated in the same way as
the central parts of the armlets. It is bordered on both sides by a double
row of whitish round stones alternating with blue glass tessellae edged
with gold. Only this edge is visible on the lower part of the left sleeve.
A row of whitish tessellae forms on both sleeves a piping at their outer
edge.
The shoulder-piece has below a border set with a double row of round
whitish tessellae and edged on both sides by a row of olive-brown of
reversed gold and silver tessellae. In this border on each shoulder is a
jewel of burnt-sealing-wax-red glass set in gold and surrounded by a
line of dark olive-green glass tessellae. The rest of the shoulder-piece
represents a background of gold decorated with a floriated design in
dark blue glass. The upper outlines of the shoulder-piece against the
gold panel background are also in dark blue glass. The two pendants
hanging from each side of the border of the shoulder-piece are made of
a large pear-shaped and a round whitish stone tessella each.
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