Veil Embroidered with Gold Thread. Period: Late Byzantine; circa: end of the 13th or beginning of the 14th c. A liturgical article used for covering sacred vessels on an altar. It depicts Jesus in a portrayal of the Communion of the Apostles, symbolic of the sacrament of Holy Communion. One of the rare extant Byzantine embroideries. Made in: Constantinople. Dimensions: 0.52×0.65 m.
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The Last Supper, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 13th century, Place: Nicaea, Modern Turkey. (crea...
Icon of Depicting Virgin Mary Thornousa, which was probably part of a wider composition depicting...
Reliquary Cross with the Crucifixion, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: Late 12th-early 13th century...
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The Descent into Limbo, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 13th century. Dimensions: Leaf: 20.6 × 14....
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Saint Luke, Manuscript, Period: Late Byzantine circa: early 13th century. Place: Nicomedia (Moder...
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Cameo; opaque red; Period: Late Byzantine circa: 13 thc. Materials: glass. Made in: Venice. The ...
Fragment with Running Figure, Materials: tapestry; linen and wool, Period: Early Byzantine circa:...
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Fragment of a Curtain, Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 5th century. Made in: Egypt, Materials: ta...
Coptic Textile fragment, Period: Early Byzantine circa: 4th–6th century A.D. Object Place: Egypt....
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Relief icon; Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 14-15th c. carved white steatite in the shape of half...
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Square Segmentum with Two Birds, Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 400s – 500s; Made in: Egyp...
Fragment of an Icon of the Crucifixion with Mary Magdalen and the Virgin Mary. Material: Steatite...
Gospels of Luke and John, Period:Middle Byzantine, circa: Late 12th-early 13th century A.D. The ...
Pair of Tapestry Woven Square Dress Ornaments. Egyptian (Coptic). Period: Early Byzantine, circa:...
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Glass Cameo, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 13th century A.D. Brick-red, opaque; on the front, th...
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Fragment of a Tunic, Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 5th – 7th century; Materials: tapestry...
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The Agony in the Garden, Manuscript, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 1200 to 1299 A.D. Place: Nica...
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Gold Signet Ring, Period: Late Byzantine circa: 14thc. Made in: Constantinople. Diameter: 28 mil...
Tapestry fragment Egyptian (Coptic), Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th-6th century A.D. Materia...
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Slipper; leather; with pointed toe and thick sole with gilt borders on the upper part and the fig...