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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Fragment of an Icon of the Crucifixion with Mary Magdalen and the Virgin Mary. Material: Steatite...
Icon of Depicting Virgin Mary Thornousa, which was probably part of a wider composition depicting...
British Museum
Piece of woollen coptic textile, Period: Early Byzantine. circa: 6th century-8th century. Height:...
Tunic from Palermo; Blue and red velvet, gold embroidery, gold appliqués with cloisonné enamel an...
The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Descent into Limbo, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 13th century. Dimensions: Leaf: 20.6 × 14....
British Museum
Relief plaque icon, depicting the Crucifixion with full-length figures of the Virgin on the left ...
Reliquary Cross with the Crucifixion, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: Late 12th-early 13th century...
Constantine Xeros, Sebastos. Period: Late Byzantine, 12th.c. second half. Translation: May you, a...
Hanging with Hestia Polyolbus, Period: Early Byzantine, First half of 6th Century. The museum is ...
Saint Luke, Byzantine Manuscript, cutting from a Greek Bible. Period: Late Byzantine circa: 1200–...
The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Last Supper, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 13th century, Place: Nicaea, Modern Turkey. (crea...
British Museum
Icon with St John the Baptist, Icon painted in egg tempera with gold leaf on a wood panel surface...
Small icon of St Nicholas. Period: Late Byzantine; circa: First half of 13th century. Materials:...
The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Annunciation, Manuscript. Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 13th century. Dimensions: Leaf: 20.6...
Horse and Lion Hanging, Period: Early Byzantine, 6th century A.D. Materials: wool and linen. The ...
The Cleveland Art Museum
Square Segmentum, Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 5th century. Type of art work: Textile, Materia...
British Museum
Octagonal intaglio, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 14thc. Made in: Constantinople. Dimensions: He...
Tapestry panel: Head of a man. Coptic, Egypt. Period: Early Byzantine circa: 4th-5th century A.D....
British Museum
Cameo; red glass; quadrangular; Period: 13thC, Late Byzantine. Figure of St John the Baptist in r...
Fragment with Running Figure, Materials: tapestry; linen and wool, Period: Early Byzantine circa:...