Byzantine Treasures

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Diptych Showing Twelve Festive Scenes.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Diptych Showing Twelve Festive Scenes, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: Late 10th century. Materi...
Double costmetic tube.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Double Costmetic Tube (balsamarium). Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th–6th century A.D. Dimensi...
cameo.jpg
Cameo; red glass; quadrangular; Period: 13thC, Late Byzantine. Figure of St John the Baptist in r...
Solidus of Constantine I (306–337).png
Solidus of Constantine I (306–337), Material: Gold.  The museum is open to the public Tuesday thr...
Pearl, Tourmaline, Glass, Coral and Bronze Beads.JPG
Quantity of pearl, tourmaline, glass, coral and bronze beads, once attached no doubt to cloth. Pe...
Relief icon, Late Byzantine-.jpg
Relief icon; Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 14-15th c. carved white steatite in the shape of half...
Buckle with Embossed Head in Profile-2.png
Buckle with Embossed Head in Profile, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 400-600. Materials: gold, l...
Electrum Coin-1.jpg
Electrum Greek Coin. Period: 6th c. B.C. circa: 521BC-478BC; Minted in: Phocaea (Asia, Modern Tur...
Horse and Lion Hanging  Early Byzantine.png
Horse and Lion Hanging, Period: Early Byzantine, 6th century A.D. Materials: wool and linen. The ...
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The State Hermitage Museum
Two Thirds of Miliarensis, Minted in Constantinople. Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 1042-1055. ...
Small steatite icon of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple.jpg
Small steatite icon of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple , in high relief. Period: Late By...
Signet Ring of John, Imperial Spatharios-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Signet Ring of John, Imperial Spatharios, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 10th century, Material...
Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 539–50, Materials: Gold...
Chain with Pendant Cross.png
Chain with Pendant Cross, Materials: gold, glass, pearl, garnet, and sapphire. Period: Early Byza...
Medallion with Christ from an Icon Frame-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
This medallion of Christ is from a group of twelve that once surrounded an icon of the archangel ...
Gold Cross Pendant-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gold Cross Pendant, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 500–700s. Material: Gold. Dimensions:  3 9/16...
Gold Earring; Middle Byzantine.jpg
Gold Earring; semi-circular; with U-shaped loop to which is attached a similarly shaped thin plat...
Earrings, Early Byzantine.jpg
The Cleveland Art Museum
Earrings (pair), Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 600s; Materials: gold, pearls, glass, and emeral...
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Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Enkolpion with Enthroned Virgin, Nativity, Adoration; and Baptism. Period: Early Byzantine Last q...
Gold Cross.jpg
Cross, with a decorative quatrefoil rosette at the juncture of the arms. Materials: gold. Period:...
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