Byzantine Treasures

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Relief icon, Middle Byzantine.jpg
Relief icon; rectangular bronze plaque cast in low relief with full-length Hodegetria flanked by ...
Gold Pendant; Early Byzantine.jpg
Pendant; Material: gold. Period: Late Roman; Early Byzantine; (5thc.) Found: Medinet el-Faiyum, E...
Fragment of a Tunic (2).jpg
The Cleveland Art Museum
Fragment of a Tunic, Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 5th – 7th century; Materials: tapestry...
Copper Alloy Counterpoise Coin Balance.jpg
Copper alloy counterpoise coin balance; in the form of a rectangular beam with transverse bar, La...
lamp stand early.jpg
Lamp and Stand, Period: Early Byzantine, 4th century. Materials: Silver. 9.2 x 16 x 7 cm (3 9/16 ...
Ring of Leontios-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ring of Leontios, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 1000, Materials: Gold, niello, Inscribed: R...
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 heraldic eagle.jpg
Heraldic Eagle. Decorated with a garnet and glass paste. Material: gold. Period: Early Byzantine;...
Tapestry fragment Egyptian (Coptic).jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Tapestry fragment Egyptian (Coptic), Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th-6th century A.D. Materia...
Gold Coin, Maurice Tiberius.jpg
Gold Coin, Ruler: Maurice Tiberius; Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 582-602; Minted in: Ravenna. ...
Diptych Showing Twelve Festive Scenes.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Diptych Showing Twelve Festive Scenes, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: Late 10th century. Materi...
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...
Gold coin of Nicephorus I.jpg
Gold coin. Ruler: Nicephorus I, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 802-811. Minted in: Italy (south...
The Byzantine Emperor Welcoming Roussillon and Martel.JPG
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Illuminated Manuscript: The Byzantine Emperor Welcoming Roussillon and Martel. Period: Post Byzan...
Gold Finger Ring; Early Byzantine.jpg
Gold Finger Ring; Early Byzantine. Period: 7thC – Early Byzantine. Excavated/Findspot: Smyr...
Fragment from a Curtain-1.png
Fragment from a Curtain, Materials: tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool. P...
Earrings (pair), 600s, Byzantium.jpg
The Cleveland Art Museum
Earrings (pair), Period: Early Byzantine circa: 600s. Materials: gold. The Cleveland Art Museum H...
Gold Cross Pendant-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gold Cross Pendant, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 500–700s. Material: Gold. Dimensions:  3 9/16...
Solidus of Constantine I (306–337).png
Solidus of Constantine I (306–337), Material: Gold.  The museum is open to the public Tuesday thr...
Miliarensis.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Miliarensis of Basil II and Constantine VIII, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: Between 989 and 10...
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