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CROSS, RING AND LAMINA WITH ENAMEL IN THE SO-CALLED TOMB OF GISULFO – DATABLE BETWEEN 700 AND 750 – MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE, CIVIDALE

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The lovely cross found in Cividale in a tomb known as “Gisulfo’s” is the most important example of gold foil. The rich decorations is made up of eight heads of a typical Lombard relief, and of nine stones set in laminar alveolus; a round oriental garnet in the centre, four …