The State Hermitage Museum
2 Palace Square
Sankt-Peterburg
Saint Petersburg
191186
RU
Triptych Showing the Forty Martyrs, Period: Middle Byzantine; circa: Late 11th – early 12th century. Materials: ivory and silver (frame). Technique: carved and painted. Dimensions: 18,5×24,2 cm. The collection of the State Hermitage includes over 3 million works of art and world culture artefacts. It contains paintings, graphic works, sculptures, works of applied art, archaeological artefacts and numismatic objects. The Hermitage is considered to have been founded in 1764, when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of works from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky. The museum celebrates the anniversary of its founding each year on 7 December, St. Catherine’s Day. Opening Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 10.30-18.00 Wednesday, Friday: 10.30-21.00 Closed: Monday.
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Paten with the Communion of the Apostles, Period: Early Byzantine (565-578 A.D.) Materials: silve...
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Silver Bucket, Period: Early Byzantine circa: 600s. Made in Tirana, Modern Albania. (Found in Vra...
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Brick with a Dog’s Paw Print. Period: Middle Byzantine; Findspot: Istanbul. Material: ceram...
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Benediction Cross, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 1200s-1400s. Materials: black schist, gold, sil...
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Relief based on story of Achilles receiving his armor on the island of Skyros. Period: Early Byza...
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Plate with Cross and Greek Inscription ‘Hope of God’, Period: Early Byzantine, 7th ce...
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Seal, Theodore Kastamonites, Sebastos. The two Saints Theodore standing with their hands upraise...
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Relief icon; Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 14-15th c. carved white steatite in the shape of half...
British Museum
Gold Earring; semi-circular; with U-shaped loop to which is attached a similarly shaped thin plat...
British Museum
Oliphant; Material: ivory; with two silver bands. Period: Middle Byzantine / 10thC-11thC. Made i...
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Paten with Cross and Inscription, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: Mid 6th Century. Materials: sil...
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Plate with David Slaying a Lion, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 629–630, Materials: Silver, Made...
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Icon Frame, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: Mid-11th century. Size: 22 x 20 (8.7 x 7.9). Materia...
British Museum
Ivory Panel, carved with standing figures, Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John, below a pierc...
British Museum
Gold coin. Ruler: Nicephorus I, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 802-811. Minted in: Italy (south...
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Relief from the exterior ornamentation of a church at Amaseia in the Pontos. Materials: stone, Pe...
British Museum
Earring, Period: Middle Byzantine circa: 11thc. Height: 1 inches. Material: gold. British Museum ...
British Museum
Pair of earrings, Period: Middle Byzantine (10thC-11thC). Material: silver. Diameter: 3.4 centime...
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Gold coin; Ruler: Manuel I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor; Period: Middle Byzantine; circa: 1143-118...
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Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 110...
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Molivdovul. Manuel I Comnenus, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 1143-1180. Material: lead. The co...
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Icon of St George, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 13th century. Material: soapstone. Dimensions: ...
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Cross, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th-6th century, Materials: golad and garnet. Dimensions: ...
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Fragment of a Necklace Consisting of Eight Coins, Period: Early Byzantine. circa: Between 637 and...
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Diptych Showing Twelve Festive Scenes, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: Late 10th century. Materi...
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Two Thirds of Miliarensis, Minted in Constantinople. Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 1042-1055. ...
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Hyperpyron, Ruler: Alexius I, Period: Middle Byzantine; circa: Between 1092 and 1118. Material: g...
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Christ Pantocrator with Donators, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: Circa 1363. Technique: tempera o...
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Ring Decorated with a Monogram, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 7th century. Found: Pereshchepina...
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Necklace, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th century. Made in Constantinople. Material: gold. Te...
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Icon, St John the Baptist. Period: Late Byzantine; circa: Early 14th century. Place: Byzantium, A...
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Cross, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th c. Made in: Constantinople. Material: gold. Dimensions...
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Leaf of the Consular Diptych of Areobindus, Period: Early Byzantine, Date: 506, School: Constanti...
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Miliarensis of Basil II and Constantine VIII, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: Between 989 and 10...
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Central Part of Triptych: Christ Pantocrator. Period: Late Byzantine; circa: Second half of 13th ...