Byzantine Treasures

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John the Theologian and Prochoros; the Baptism (Epiphany); Harrowing of Hell (Anastasis); Saint Nicholas.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Four Icons from a Pair of Doors (Panels), possibly part of a Polyptych: John the Theologian and P...
Gold Earring; Square.jpg
Gold Earring; Square; on one face a cheque of triangular groups of pellets, above an animal’...
Textile Fragment.jpg
Textile Fragment, Materials: silk and cotton. Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 8thc-9thc. Rectang...
Personal Ornament; Early Byzantine.jpg
Personal Ornament; Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 6thc.-7thc. Material: Gold. Length: 8 millimet...
Fragment of a Tunic.jpg
The Cleveland Art Museum
Fragment of a Tunic, Period: Middle Byzantine circa: first half of 7th century, Made in: Egypt. M...
Manuscript Leaf, St. John and Prochoros.png
Manuscript Leaf, St. John and Prochoros, Period: Late Byzantine, 13th century. The museum is open...
Silver Coin, Datames.jpg
Silver Coin. Period: 4th century B.C. 378BC-372BC (circa). Minted in: Tarsus (Modern Turkey, Medi...
Bust of Emperor Arcadius.JPG
Bust of Emperor Arcadius, Period: Early Byzantine circa: late 4th. century. Made in/Findspot: Con...
Pearl, Tourmaline, Glass, Coral and Bronze Beads.JPG
Quantity of pearl, tourmaline, glass, coral and bronze beads, once attached no doubt to cloth. Pe...
Icon with the Crucifixion-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Icon with the Crucifixion, Period: Middle Byzantine circa: mid-10th century, Made in probably Con...
Ring Decorated with a Monogram.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Ring Decorated with a Monogram, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 7th century. Found: Pereshchepina...
Tremissis of Anastasius -1.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Tremissis of Anastasius I, Gold, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: A.D. 491–518. Mint: Constantinop...
Sarcophagus from the Imperial Cemetery (1).JPG
Sarcophagus – from the imperial cemetery beside the Church of the Holy Apostles. Period: Ea...
gold necklace.jpg
Three sections of a Gold necklace. Materials: sapphires, emeralds, cornelians and pearls. Period:...
Earrings (pair), 600s, Byzantium.jpg
The Cleveland Art Museum
Earrings (pair), Period: Early Byzantine circa: 600s. Materials: gold. The Cleveland Art Museum H...
Double costmetic tube.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Double Costmetic Tube (balsamarium). Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th–6th century A.D. Dimensi...
Tapestry fragment Egyptian (Coptic).jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Tapestry fragment Egyptian (Coptic), Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th-6th century A.D. Materia...
Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification of Ktisis.jpg
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification of Ktisis, Period: Early Byzantine circa: 500–5...
Dish of Brown, Middle Byzantine.jpg
Dish of brown, fine-grained clay covered with a white slip. Period: Middle Byzantine; circa: Late...
Busts of Two Emperors.png
Busts of Two Emperors, Period: Roman, Circa: Late 3rd-early 4th century, Material: Chalcedony on ...
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