Byzantine Treasures

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Plate with a tigress attacking an ibex-1.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Plate with a Tigress Attacking an Ibex, Eastern Mediterranean, Material: Silver. Period: Early By...
Miliarensis.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Miliarensis of Basil II and Constantine VIII, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: Between 989 and 10...
Steelyard weight.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Steelyard weight in the form of a bust of an empress, Period: Early Byzantine Period, circa: 5th ...
Virgin and Child, Late Byzantine (2).jpg
The Cleveland Art Museum
Virgin and Child, Medium: tempera and gold on wood, Type of art work: Painting, Period: Late Byza...
Pendant Icon.png
Pendant Icon with the Virgin “Dexiokratousa” and Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke...
Sarcophagus from the Imperial Cemetery (1).JPG
Sarcophagus – from the imperial cemetery beside the Church of the Holy Apostles. Period: Ea...
gold ring.jpg
Ring, Materials: Gold. Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 6th-7th c. Ring with busts of saints on th...
Base for a Cross-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Base for a Cross, Period: Middle Byzantine circa: 11th century. Made in Constantinople. Materials...
The Descent into Limbo.JPG
The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Descent into Limbo, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 13th century. Dimensions: Leaf: 20.6 × 14....
Book Cover with a Cross Flanked by Cypress Trees.png
Book Cover with a Cross Flanked by Cypress Trees, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: Mid 6th Century...
Gold Earring; Middle Byzantine.jpg
Earring; Period: Middle Byzantine circa: 10thC-12thC. Materials: gold. British Museum is closed 2...
Icon of St George.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Icon of St George, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 13th century. Material: soapstone. Dimensions: ...
Pearl, Tourmaline, Glass, Coral and Bronze Beads.JPG
Quantity of pearl, tourmaline, glass, coral and bronze beads, once attached no doubt to cloth. Pe...
Gold Coin, Leo III.jpg
Gold Coin. Ruler: Leo III. Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 717-741. Minted in: Ravenna. Weight: ...
Bust of Emperor Arcadius.JPG
Bust of Emperor Arcadius, Period: Early Byzantine circa: late 4th. century. Made in/Findspot: Con...
The Attarouthi Treasure (3).jpg
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Attarouthi Treasure, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 500-650s. Made in Attarouthi, Syria. Mat...
Ornament (1).jpg
The Cleveland Art Museum
Ornament (Gammadion and Segmentum) from a Tunic, Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 6th century. Mat...
Bracelet with Jewelled Clasp.png
Bracelet with Jewelled Clasp, Period: Early Byzantine, Date: -circa-Second half 4th Century (poss...
Gold Solidus of Valentinian I (364–75).jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gold Solidus of Valentinian I (364–75), Made in Nicomedia (Modern Izmit, Turkey), Material: Gold....
Glass Cameo, Late Byzantine.jpg
Glass Cameo, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 13th century A.D. Brick-red, opaque; on the front, th...
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