The Benaki Museum
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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.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cross, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 1100, Made in Constantinople, Materials: Cloisonne enamel...
The Kunsthistorisches Museum
Tunic from Palermo; Blue and red velvet, gold embroidery, gold appliqués with cloisonné enamel an...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 110...
British Museum
Gold coin, Ruler: Michael II the Amorian, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 820-829, Minted in: It...
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Pair of Kolti with Sirens, Period: Middle Byzantine Period, ca. 843-1204 AD. Late 11th-12th Centu...
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Gospel Lectionary with Marginal Illuminations, Period: Middle Byzantine, 2nd half of 11th Century...
The State Hermitage Museum
Molivdovul. Manuel I Comnenus, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 1143-1180. Material: lead. The co...
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Cross of Romanos II and Basil II, Period: Middle Byzantine, Date: 960-963. Materials: silver and ...
British Museum
Gold Earring; semi-circular; with U-shaped loop to which is attached a similarly shaped thin plat...
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Ring of Michael Attaleiates, Period: Middle Byzantine, Date: Before 1080. Materials: enamel on go...
British Museum
Oliphant; Material: ivory; with two silver bands. Period: Middle Byzantine / 10thC-11thC. Made i...
British Museum
Vollschmelz medallion (9th Century – Middle Byzantine Period). Gold cloisonné; bust of St. ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Signet Ring of John, Imperial Spatharios, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 10th century, Material...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Base for a Cross, Period: Middle Byzantine circa: 11th century. Made in Constantinople. Materials...
British Museum
Ivory Panel, carved with standing figures, Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John, below a pierc...
British Museum
Gold Coin. Ruler: Leo III. Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 717-741. Minted in: Ravenna. Weight: ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medallion with Saint Matthew from an Icon Frame, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: ca. 1100, Made ...
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Seal, Theodore Kastamonites, Sebastos. The two Saints Theodore standing with their hands upraise...
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Pendant Cross, support for a candelabrum or incense-holder. Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 8th ...
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Roundel with Emperor John II Comnenus. Period: Byzantine, ca. 1110 – 1118. Material: marble...
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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...