Cloisonné Strap Mount

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The creation of garnet cloisonné work demands great skill. The garnet must be split into thin slices, after which the hard and brittle mineral is shaped with a high-speed wheel. Frankish workshops specializing in garnet jewelry were both prolific and accomplished.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.

Metropolitan Museum of Art