Byzantine Treasures

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Fragment of a Necklace Consisting of Eight Coins.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Fragment of a Necklace Consisting of Eight Coins, Period: Early Byzantine. circa: Between 637 and...
gold necklace byzantium.jpg
Gold necklace with sapphires, amethysts, emeralds and pearls. Period: Early Byzantine. Place/Find...
Pearl, Tourmaline, Glass, Coral and Bronze Beads.JPG
Quantity of pearl, tourmaline, glass, coral and bronze beads, once attached no doubt to cloth. Pe...
Calyx (Chalice).png
Cleveland Art Museum of Art
Calyx (Chalice), Period: Middle Byzantine, 900s-1000s. Blood jasper (heliotrope) with gilt-copper...
The Lion of Knidos-1.jpg
The Lion of Knidos, Museum Description: Colossal marble statue of a recumbent lion; carved with i...
Paten with Cross and Inscription.png
Paten with Christogram and Repousse Border, Period: Early Byzantine, circa Mid 6th Century. Mater...
Relief Icon, Late Byzantine.jpg
Relief plaque icon, depicting the Crucifixion with full-length figures of the Virgin on the left ...
Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 110...
Priests and Ekklesiekdikoi.jpg
Virgin Mary (right) and Emperor Justinian (left), holding between them a model of the church of H...
Buckle with Embossed Head in Profile-2.png
Buckle with Embossed Head in Profile, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 400-600. Materials: gold, l...
Gold Earring; Middle Byzantine.jpg
Earring; Period: Middle Byzantine circa: 10thC-12thC. Materials: gold. British Museum is closed 2...
Medallion with Saint Matthew from an Icon Frame-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medallion with Saint Matthew from an Icon Frame, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: ca. 1100, Made ...
Harness; Carriage Fitting.jpg
Harness; Carriage Fitting; Period: Late Roman; 4th. c.; Found: Anatolia, Turkey. British Museum i...
Gold Signet-Ring, Late Roman.jpg
Gold Signet-Ring,  plain hoop and applied oval bezel depicts bust of Christ(?).  Period: Late Rom...
Plate with Cross and Greek Inscription 'Hope of God'.png
Plate with Cross and Greek Inscription ‘Hope of God’, Period: Early Byzantine, 7th ce...
Saint Luke.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Saint Luke, Byzantine Manuscript, cutting from a Greek Bible. Period: Late Byzantine circa: 1200–...
cross early byzantium.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Cross, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th-6th century, Materials: golad and garnet. Dimensions: ...
Early Byzantine Ornament, Gold.jpg
Personal gold ornament; Period: Early Byzantine Period; circa: 6thC-7thC. Length: 8 millimetres, ...
Enkolpion with Crucifixion, Busts of the Virgin, St. John and Two Saints.png
Enkolpion with Crucifixion, Busts of the Virgin, St. John and Two Saints. Period: Early Byzantine...
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....
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