Byzantine Treasures

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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...
The Descent into Limbo.JPG
The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Descent into Limbo, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 13th century. Dimensions: Leaf: 20.6 × 14....
The Entry into Jerusalem-1.JPG
The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Entry into Jerusalem, Period: Late Byzantince circa: 13 th century. Place (created): Nicaea (...
Icon of St George.jpg
The State Hermitage Museum
Icon of St George, Period: Late Byzantine, circa: 13th century. Material: soapstone. Dimensions: ...
Gold Earring; Middle Byzantine.jpg
Gold Earring; semi-circular; with U-shaped loop to which is attached a similarly shaped thin plat...
Bronze Brooch, Early Byzantine.jpg
Brooch, in the form of a dove. Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6thc-7thc. Material: Bronze . Brit...
Harness Ornaments-Late Roman (1).jpg
Harness Ornaments. Period: Late Roman; circa: 200–400. Geography: Made in Thrace (possibly). The ...
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 ...
Sapphire and Tourmaline Ring Gems.JPG
Sapphire and Tourmaline Ring Gems; Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6-7th century. Findspot/Locati...
Sarcophagus Fragment of  Emperor Constantine the Great (?) .JPG
Sarcophagus Fragment of Emperor Constantine the Great (?) Materials: Porphyry Period: Early Byzan...
Stone mosaic, Late Roman.jpg
Roman Mosaic, Period: Late Roman; circa: 4th c.; Excavated/Place: Caria, Bodrum, Hadji CaptanR...
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament of a Tunic (2).jpg
The Cleveland Art Museum
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament of a Tunic, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 5th – 7th century. Ma...
Relief icon, Middle Byzantine.jpg
Relief icon; rectangular bronze plaque cast in low relief with full-length Hodegetria flanked by ...
Processional Cross.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Processional Cross, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 1000–1050, Materials: Silver, silver-gilt. O...
Chalice-1.jpg
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Silver Chalice, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th century A.D. Dimensions: Height (max.): 18 cm...
Oval Pendant, Early Byzantine.jpg
Gold Oval Pendant; embossed with a figure of the Virgin  standing in the attitude of an orans wit...
cross byzantium.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cross, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 1100, Made in Constantinople, Materials: Cloisonne enamel...
Slipper; Coptic; Early Byzantine.jpg
Slipper; leather; with pointed toe and thick sole with gilt borders on the upper part and the fig...
Medallion with the Virgin from an Icon Frame-1.jpg
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medallion with the Virgin from an Icon Frame. Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 1100, Made in Cons...
Veil Embroidered with Gold Thread.jpg
Veil Embroidered with Gold Thread. Period: Late Byzantine; circa: end of the 13th or beginning of...
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