Byzantine Treasures

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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 ...
Relief with Achilles on Skyros-2.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Relief based on story of Achilles receiving his armor on the island of Skyros. Period: Early Byza...
Half Tremissis of Justinian I, 527-565.png
Half Tremissis of Justinian I, 527-565, Minted in: Constantinople. Material: Gold. Diameter: w. 1...
Double Sided Circular Jewellery Attachment.jpg
Double-sided circular jewellery attachment. Christ Pantokrator is depicted on one side and the Vi...
icon with St Nicholas.jpg
Small  icon of St Nicholas. Period: Late Byzantine; circa: First half of 13th century. Materials:...
Calyx (Chalice).png
Cleveland Art Museum of Art
Calyx (Chalice), Period: Middle Byzantine, 900s-1000s. Blood jasper (heliotrope) with gilt-copper...
Gold Leaf-Shaped Pendant.jpg
Leaf-shaped pendant in opus interrasile embossed and chased with a foliate design. Period: Early ...
Pair of Earrings with Pearls, Sapphires, and Gold Globules.png
Pair of Earrings. Materials: Pearls, Sapphires, Gold, Gems and Gold Globules. Period: Early Byzan...
weight; Early Byzantine; 6thC-7thC.jpg
Copper Alloy Weight, Period: Early Byzantine, 6thc-7thc, discoidal with double-grooved convex pro...
Two peacocks mosaic.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mosaic, Two Peacocks Perch on a Fountain, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: A.D. 450–462. The MFA i...
Horse and Lion Hanging  Early Byzantine.png
Horse and Lion Hanging, Period: Early Byzantine, 6th century A.D. Materials: wool and linen. The ...
Icon of St George.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Icon of St George, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 13th century. Material: soapstone. Dimensions: ...
Copper Alloy Counterpoise Coin Balance.jpg
Copper alloy counterpoise coin balance; in the form of a rectangular beam with transverse bar, La...
Bronze Key.jpg
Key, Materials: Bronze. Made in: Constantinople. Period: Early Byzantine (?). The Benaki Museum o...
Stone mosaic, Late Roman.jpg
Roman Mosaic, Period: Late Roman; circa: 4th c.; Excavated/Place: Caria, Bodrum, Hadji CaptanR...
Icon Christ Pantocrator with Donators.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Christ Pantocrator with Donators, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: Circa 1363. Technique: tempera o...
Cross with Busts of Christ and Saints.jpg
Pectoral cross with busts of Jesus Christ and saints, silver-gilt. On the reverse, the engraved i...
gold necklace.jpg
Three sections of a Gold necklace. Materials: sapphires, emeralds, cornelians and pearls. Period:...
Solidus of Constantine I (306–337).png
Solidus of Constantine I (306–337), Material: Gold.  The museum is open to the public Tuesday thr...
Solidus of Justinian I-1.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Solidus of Justinian I, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 552–565 A.D. Minted in: Ravenna, Material...
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