指针的尖端 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	指针的尖端
品名（英）	Tip of a Pointer
入馆年号	1997年，1997.235
策展部门	中世纪艺术（Medieval Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1080 - 公元 1150
创作地区	制造于: 君士坦丁堡（Made in: Constantinople）
分类	珐琅景泰蓝（Enamels-Cloisonné）
尺寸	整体: 1 x 1/2 英寸 (2.5 x 1.3 厘米)
介绍（中）	这种精致而细致的指针尖端，或者不太可能是权杖，是拜占庭中期生产的景泰蓝珐琅的杰出例子之一。它的规模很亲密，完全覆盖着精致的树叶和几何设计，主要采用白色、红色和半透明的蓝色珐琅。半透明绿色珐琅的梯状景泰蓝条将侧面的装饰图案分开，并隐藏了六边形的角度。顶部是一个平顶;基部由交替的裂片和半圆完成。珐琅图案与该时期拜占庭手稿插图中的设计相似。这幅小小的杰作可能是在公开阅读手稿时用来协助演讲者的长指针的末端。装饰的精致和杰出的工艺表明，这是与君士坦丁堡帝国首都相关的一小部分作品之一，可能是为皇室制作的。
介绍（英）	This delicately wrought and finely detailed tip of a pointer, or, less likely, a scepter, is one of the outstanding examples of cloisonné enameling produced during the Middle Byzantine era. Intimate in scale, it is entirely covered in elaborate foliate and geometric designs predominately worked in white, red, and translucent blue enamels. Ladderlike strips of cloisons in translucent green enamel separate the decorative patterns on the sides and hide the angles of the hexagonal form. The top is a flat dome; the base is finished with alternating lobes and semicircles. The enameled patterns are similar to designs found in Byzantine manuscript illuminations of the period. This tiny masterpiece was probably the end of a long pointer used to assist the speaker during the public reading of a manuscript. The refinement of the decoration and the outstanding craftsmanship suggest that this is one of a small group of works associated with the imperial capital of Constantinople and possibly made for the royal court.