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Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries for Byzantine Art Back to main page for this exhibition Square with the Head of Spring, woven 300–500 Byzantine, said to be from Panopolis (now Akhmim, Egypt) Multicolored wools, tapestry weave Gift of George H. Baker, 1890 (90.5.848) Pectoral with Coins and a Pseudo-Medallion, made about 539–550 Byzantine Gold and niello Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.1664) Crossbow Brooch, made about 430 Late Roman or Early Byzantine Gold worked in opus interrasile (openwork) Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1995 (1995.97) Bust of a Lady of Rank, carved late 400s–early 500s, probably in Constantinople Byzantine Marble The Cloisters Collection 1966 (66.25) Two Panels of a Diptych announcing the Consulship of Justinian, made 521, in Constantinople Byzantine Ivory Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.52–.53) Silver Plate with David and Goliath, made 629–630, in Constantinople Byzantine; found in 1902, at Karavas, Cyprus Cast, hammered, engraved, punched, and chased Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.396) The Vermand Treasure, made about 400 Provincial Roman Silver gilt and niello Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.143–.145) The Attarouthi Treasure, made 500–650 Byzantine; from Attarouthi, Syria Silver and silver with gilding Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Henry J. and Drue E. Heinz Foundation, Norbert Schimmel and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 1986 (1986.3.1–.15) Box Reliquary of the True Cross, made about 800 in Constantinople Byzantine Gilded silver, gold, and enamel worked in cloisonné and niello Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.715a,b) Two Panels from an Ivory Casket with the Story of Adam and Eve, carved 900–1100, probably in Constantinople Byzantine Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.138–.139) Medallion from an Icon Frame, made about 1100 in Constantinople Byzantine; from the Djumati Monastery, Georgia (now Republic of Georgia) Gold, silver, and enamel worked in cloisonné Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.675) Panel with a Griffin, carved 1250–1300 Byzantine, possibly from Greece or the Balkans Marble Purchase, Rogers Fund and Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen Gift, 2000 (2000.81) Views of the Crypt Gallery Views of the North Gallery Views of the South Gallery

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