Byzantine Treasures

Manuscript Leaf, St. John and Prochoros, Period: Late Byzantine, 13th century. The museum is open...

Silver coin of Alexander the Great; Greek; Date: 323BC-280BC; Kingdom of Macedonia, Minted in: An...

Paten with Cross and Inscription, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: Mid 6th Century. Materials: sil...

Leaf-shaped pendant in opus interrasile embossed and chased with a foliate design. Period: Early ...

Ivory Panel, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th c. Made in: Syria. Dimensions: Height: 16.3 cent...

Heraldic Eagle. Decorated with a garnet and glass paste. Material: gold. Period: Early Byzantine;...

Pendant with Portrait Intaglio, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 500s. Materials: Garnet with gold...

Head of a Female Saint, Fresco transferred to panel, Period: Late Byzantine circa: 12th-14th cent...

Hexagonal jug with Christian symbols, Material: Glass, mold-blown. Place of Manufacture: Jerusale...

Fragment, Sleeve Ornament of a Tunic, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th – 7th century. Ma...

Fragment of a Floor Mosaic- Adam and Eve, Period: late 400s-early 500s, Early Byzantium, Northern...

The Lion of Knidos, Museum Description: Colossal marble statue of a recumbent lion; carved with i...

Solidus of Constantine I (306–337), Material: Gold.  The museum is open to the public Tuesday thr...

Gold Earring; Period: Early Byzantine (6thc-7thc), one of a pair crescent-shaped loop. Found: Lam...

This medallion of Christ is from a group of twelve that once surrounded an icon of the archangel ...

Personal Ornament; Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 6thc.-7thc. Material: Gold. Length: 8 millimet...

Chain with Pendant and Two Crosses, Materials: Gold with enamel and glass. Period: Early Byzantin...

Benediction Cross, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 1200s-1400s. Materials: black schist, gold, sil...

Icon with Christ Pantokrator, Period: 11th–12th century, Middle Byzantine. Material: Ivory. Dimen...

Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God, (“The Stroganoff Ivory”), Period: Middle B...