18K Gold Filigree Cross with Stones

Byzantine Cross decorated with rubies or emeralds or sapphires, granules of precious metal and fine filigree. Choose among emeralds, rubies, sapphires or multi-precious stones.
Handmade with great attention to detail. Inspired by Byzantine art.
Made in 18k gold
Filigree is a delicate kind of jewellery metalwork, made with tiny beads or twisted threads, or both in combination, soldered together or to the surface of an object of the same metal and arranged in artistic motifs. The art of filigree dates back to ancient history. The first of the found jewelry in this technique has been found in Mesopotamia and dates to thousands of years BC. In the ancient world and particularly in Asia Minor, this art grew at the highest level.
Granulation (from Latin: granum = “grain”) is a jewellery technique whereby a surface of a jewel is covered with small spheres or granules of precious metal. The technique is thought to have its origins in Mesopotamia about 5,000 years ago.