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                Dish of brown, fine-grained clay covered with a white slip. Period: Middle Byzantine; circa: Late 12th-early 13th c. The decoration is in champlevé, while the individual details are incised. A large standing bird is pictured between two bird-shaped animals resembling griffons but without wings. Dimensions: H. 0.07, Diam. of rim 0.235, Diam. of base 0.08 m. On the ground tufted plants. Yellow, very good quality glaze covers the inner surface and the edge of the rim on the outside. The Benaki Museum of Greek Culture is housed in one of the most beautiful neoclassical-style buildings in Athens, near the National Garden and the Hellenic Parliament.
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                Byzantine Pectoral Cross (front and back), Period: Late Byzantine circa: 1200–1400 A.D. , Benaki ...            
            
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                Heraldic Eagle. Decorated with a garnet and glass paste. Material: gold. Period: Early Byzantine;...            
            
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                Oval cameo of glass paste, with a representation of St Dimitrios. Period: Middle Byzantine; circa...            
            
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                Small  icon of St Nicholas. Period: Late Byzantine; circa: First half of 13th century. Materials:...            
            
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                Veil Embroidered with Gold Thread. Period: Late Byzantine; circa: end of the 13th or beginning of...            
            
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                Icon of Depicting Virgin Mary Thornousa, which was probably part of a wider composition depicting...            
            
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                Small steatite icon of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple , in high relief. Period: Late By...            
            
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                Double-sided circular jewellery attachment. Christ Pantokrator is depicted on one side and the Vi...            
            
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                Medallion with a Bust of St Symeon; Period: Middle Byzantine; circa: 10th-11th c. Materials: gold...            
            
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                Relief from the exterior ornamentation of a church at Amaseia in the Pontos. Materials: stone, Pe...            
            
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                Pectoral cross with busts of Jesus Christ and saints, silver-gilt. On the reverse, the engraved i...            
            
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                Three sections of a Gold necklace. Materials: sapphires, emeralds, cornelians and pearls. Period:...            
            
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                Ring, Materials: Gold. Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 6th-7th c. Ring with busts of saints on th...            
            
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                Key, Materials: Bronze. Made in: Constantinople. Period: Early Byzantine (?). The Benaki Museum o...            
            
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                Cross, with a decorative quatrefoil rosette at the juncture of the arms. Materials: gold. Period:...            
            
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                Ring with cross-shaped quatrefoil calyx bezel. Materials: gold. Period: Early Byzantine; circa:  ...            
            
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                Gold necklace with sapphires, amethysts, emeralds and pearls. Period: Early Byzantine. Place/Find...            
            






































