Byzantine Treasures

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Tapestry fragment Egyptian (Coptic).jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Tapestry fragment Egyptian (Coptic), Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th-6th century A.D. Materia...
Oliphant; Ivory.jpg
Oliphant; Material: ivory; with two silver bands. Period: Middle Byzantine / 10thC-11thC.  Made i...
Silver Coin of Alexander the Great.jpg
Silver Coin of Alexander the Great. Head of young Herakles, right, in lion scalp. (reverse) Zeus ...
Glass Cameo, Late Byzantine.jpg
Glass Cameo, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 13th century A.D. Brick-red, opaque; on the front, th...
Gold Leaf-Shaped Pendant.jpg
Leaf-shaped pendant in opus interrasile embossed and chased with a foliate design. Period: Early ...
Sapphire and Tourmaline Ring Gems.JPG
Sapphire and Tourmaline Ring Gems; Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6-7th century. Findspot/Locati...
Marriage Belt.png
Marriage Belt, Period: Early Byzantine, circa Late 6th-to-early 7th century A.D. Material: Gold. ...
Earrings (pair), 600s, Byzantium.jpg
The Cleveland Art Museum
Earrings (pair), Period: Early Byzantine circa: 600s. Materials: gold. The Cleveland Art Museum H...
Silver Coin, Cilicia.jpg
Museum Description: “Silver coin.(obverse) Head of Athena right, wearing earring and creste...
Oval cameo.jpg
Oval cameo of glass paste, with a representation of St Dimitrios. Period: Middle Byzantine; circa...
Pearl, Tourmaline, Glass, Coral and Bronze Beads.JPG
Quantity of pearl, tourmaline, glass, coral and bronze beads, once attached no doubt to cloth. Pe...
Openwork Lamp with Openwork Inscription.png
Openwork Lamp with Openwork Inscription, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa Mid. 6th Century A.D. Th...
Earring; Middle Byzantine.jpg
Earring; Period: Middle Byzantine; 11thc.-12thc.  Material: gold. British Museum is closed 24, 25...
Hyperpyron.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Hyperpyron, Ruler: Alexius I, Period: Middle Byzantine; circa: Between 1092 and 1118. Material: g...
Pair of Earrings with Pearls, Emeralds, and Sapphires.png
Pair of Earrings. Materials: Pearls, Emeralds, Sapphires, Gold and Gems. Period: Early Byzantine,...
Fragment of an Icon of the Crucifixion with Mary Magdalen and the Virgin Mary.png
Fragment of an Icon of the Crucifixion with Mary Magdalen and the Virgin Mary. Material: Steatite...
Manuscript Leaf, St. John and Prochoros.png
Manuscript Leaf, St. John and Prochoros, Period: Late Byzantine, 13th century. The museum is open...
Copper Alloy Weight, Early Byzantine.jpg
Copper alloy weight, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 4thC-5thC. Quare with convex profile & c...
Bust of Emperor Arcadius.JPG
Bust of Emperor Arcadius, Period: Early Byzantine circa: late 4th. century. Made in/Findspot: Con...
Necklace.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Necklace, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th century. Made in Constantinople. Material: gold. Te...
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