Works of Art (87)
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Head of Constans, ca. 337–340, Early Byzantine (Eastern Roman Empire), Marble (67.107) |
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Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, late 4th–early 5th century, Early Byzantine (Eastern Roman Empire), Marble (66.25) |
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Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Princess, 400–450, Early Byzantine (Eastern Roman Empire), Copper alloy, lead (1980.416ab) |
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Ampulla (Flask) of Saint Menas, late 500s–mid-700s, Byzantine; Probably made at Abu Menas, near Alexandria, Egypt, Terracotta (27.94.19) |
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Amulet, 6th century,
Byzantine, from Egypt (?),
Hematite amulet carved intaglio, with gilded silver mount (17.190.491) |
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"Antioch Chalice," first half of 6th century, Byzantine; Made in Antioch or Kaper Koraon (?), Silver, silver-gilt (50.4) |
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Arch with Running Vines, Leaves, and Fruit, 500–600, Byzantine; Said to be from the Monastery of Apa Apollo, Bawit, Egypt, Limestone (29.9.2a-v) |
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Attarouthi Treasure, 500–650, Byzantine; From Attarouthi, Syria, Silver and silver with gilding (1986.3.1-15) |
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Avar Treasure, Belt Fittings, 700s, Avar; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania, Gold (17.190.1673-1701)
Vessels, 700s, Avar or Byzantine; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania, Silver and gold (17.190.1704-1706; 1708-1712)
Bucket, 600s, Byzantine; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania, Silver (17.190.1707) |
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Base for a Cross, 1000–1100,
Byzantine, probably Constantinople or Asia Minor,
Copper alloy (62.10.8) |
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Belt Buckle, buckle ca. 500, tongue ca. 500–600, Eastern Germanic (buckle) and Byzantine (tongue), Rock crystal, gold foil (1995.54) |
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Book Cover with Byzantine Icon of the Crucifixion, Icon carved about 1000, in Constantinople; setting made before 1085, Spanish; From the Convent of Santa Cruz de la Serós, Jaca, Gilded silver on a wood backing, inset with ivory icon, sapphire, glass, and crystal (17.190.134) |
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Bowl Base with Old and New Testament Scenes, ca. 350–400,
Byzantine, said to have been found in 1715 in the Roman catacomb of Saint Callisto,
Glass, gold leaf (16.174.2) |
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Bowl Base with Saints Peter and Paul Flanking a Column with the Christogram of Christ, made late 300s, Gold, glass leaf, Byzantine, from Rome (16.174.3) |
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Bowl Fragments with Menorah, Shofar, and Torah Ark, 4th century, Roman or Byzantine, Glass, gold leaf (18.145.1 ab) |
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Bowl with Fish, 1000s–1200s, Byzantine, Terracotta, white slip, and transparent glaze (2000.322) |
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Box with Sleeping Eros, 300s, Roman or Byzantine; Said to have been found in Tartus, Syria, Silver (47.100.33) |
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Cameo with Christ Emmanuel, ca. 1200–1400, Byzantine, Steatite (1987.23) |
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Capital with Bust of the Archangel Michael, ca. 1250–1300, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, possibly from the Monastery of the Virgin Peribleptos ("All-Seeing"), now the Sulumanastir, a mosque, Marble (1983.167) |
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Casket with Warriors and Dancers, carved 11th century,
Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople,
Bone, copper gilt (17.190.239) |
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Casket with Warriors and Mythological Figures, 900–1100, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Bone plaques and ornamental strips over wood; silver lock plate (17.190.237) |
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Chariot Mount with Three Figures, 300–500, Late Roman or Byzantine; Probably made in Gaul, Copper alloy (47.100.42) |
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Cross Pendant, ca. 1080–1130, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Gold and enamel worked in cloisonné (1998.542) |
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Crossbow Fibula, ca. 430, Byzantine; Made in Rome/Constantinople, Gold (1995.97) |
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Dish in the Form of a Temple, 3rd–5th century, Roman or Byzantine; Found in Carthage (now in Tunisia, North Africa), Rock crystal (55.135.5) |
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Double-Sided Icon Pendant, with Archangel Michael and the Prophet Daniel in the Lion's Den, 13th century (?),
Byzantine,
Serpentine (lizardite?) (1987.442.4) |
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Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator, ca. 1080–1120, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Cloisonné enamel, gold (1994.403) |
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Enkolpion: Cameo of an Archangel (Michael?), probably 14th century, Byzantine (Constantinople?), Sardonyx (40.20.58) |
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Flask with Adoration of the Magi, 500s, Byzantine, Silver with gilded silver (1984.196) |
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Fragment from a Lintel or Frieze with Cross and Rosette Medallions, ca. 500–600, Byzantine; Said to be from the Monastery of Apa Jeremias, Saqqara (found in the neighboring village of Mitrahina), Limestone (10.176.37) |
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Fragment of a Bowl with a Horse and Rider, early 1200s, Byzantine; Made possibly in Antioch, Terracotta with green glaze over slip, decorated in sgraffito (1984.181) |
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Fragment of a Bowl, 3rd–5th century, Roman or Byzantine; found in Carthage (now in Tunisia, North Africa), Rock crystal (55.135.7) |
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Fragment of a Lintel, 400–550, Byzantine; Probably made in Roman Syria, Limestone (69.15) |
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Funerary Stela with Architectural Frame, 500–700, Byzantine; Probably from Armant, Egypt, Limestone with red, green, and black paint (36.2.6) |
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Girdle with Coins and Medallions, ca. 583, Byzantine; Found in 1902 at Karavás, Cyprus (reassembled after discovery), Gold (17.190.147,1991.136) |
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Hexagonal Bottle, 500–629, Byzantine; Possibly from Syria, Glass, mold-blown (1972.118.180) |
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Horse Bit, 600–800, Visigothic or Byzantine, Iron inlaid with copper alloy, gold, and silver (47.100.24) |
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Icon with Christ Antiphonetes, ca. 1350 or later, Byzantine; Probably made in Greece, Steatite (1979.217) |
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Icon with Christ "Overseer of All" and the Chorus of Saints, ca. 1300–1500, Byzantine, Steatite (63.68.1-13) |
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Icon with Saint Demetrios, ca. 950–1000, Byzantine, Ivory (1970.324.3) |
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Icon with the Deesis, mid-900s, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Ivory (17.190.133) |
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Icon with the Koimesis ("Falling Asleep") of the Virgin Mary, late 10th century, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Ivory (17.190.132) |
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Icon with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 1400–1500, Byzantine, Wood, painted, with gold ground (31.67.8) |
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Icon with the Virgin and Child, carved mid-10th–11th century,
Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople,
Ivory (17.190.103) |
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Intaglio Gemstone with Saint Theodore Teron Slaying a Multiheaded Dragon, 1300 or later, Byzantine, Black agate chalcedony with red-brown striations (1999.325.227) |
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Leaf from the Epistle to the Hebrews, 12th century (1101), Byzantine; Found in Meteora, Greece (before 1898), Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment (1991.232.15) |
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Lute, Roman Byzantine period, 3rd–4th century, Egyptian, Wood (12.182.44) |
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Madonna and Child, ca. 1300,
Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, Sienese),
Tempera and gold on wood, with original engaged frame (2004.442)
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Medallion with Christ from an Icon Frame, ca. 1100, Byzantine; From the Djumati Monastery, Georgia (now Republic of Georgia); Made in Constantinople, Cloisonné enamel, gold (17.190.678) |
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Mosaic with a Peacock and Flowers, 3rd–4th century, Roman or Byzantine; Probably from North Africa, Tesserae (26.68) |
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Nushirvan Receives Mihras, the Envoy of the Byzantine Emperor: From the so-called First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1300–1325, Northwestern Iran or Baghdad, Ink, colors, gold, and silver on paper (34.24.3) |
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Pair of Jeweled Bracelets, 500–700, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, and emerald plasma (17.190.1670, 1671) |
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Panel with a Griffin, 1250–1300, Byzantine; Possibly from Greece or the Balkans, Marble (2000.81) |
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Panel with Cross and Griffins, 500–700, Byzantine; Made in Egypt, Wood (28.12) |
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Panel with the Triumph of Dionysos, Early Byzantine, 4th century,
Egypt; said to be from Panopolis (Akhmim),
Undyed linen and purple wool; tapestry woven (90.5.873)
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Pectoral Cross, 6th–7th century,
Byzantine (Constantinople?),
Gold (2006.569) |
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Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion, ca. 539–550, Byzantine; Said to have been found in Egypt, Gold with niello (17.190.1664) |
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Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child, cameo 11th–12th century; Rus' mount 12th–14th century,
Byzantine (Constantinople),
Chalcedony cameo in gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and sardonyx intaglio (2007.9) |
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Plaque with the Crucifixion and the Defeat of Hades, mid-10th century, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Ivory (17.190.44) |
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Plaques with Scenes from the Story of Joshua, 10th century, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Ivory, traces of polychromy, gilding; bone (border strips) (17.190.137a-c) |
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Polycandelon with Crosses, 500–600, Byzantine, Copper alloy (2002.483.7) |
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Processional Cross, ca. 1000–1050, Byzantine, Silver with gilding and gilded silver medallions (1993.163) |
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Psalter, late 12th century, Byzantine, Tempera, black ink, gold leaf on parchment with paper endpapers (2001.730) |
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Pyx Depicting Women at the Tomb of Christ, 500s, Byzantine; Made in the eastern Mediterranean, Ivory (17.190.57) |
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Pyxis with the Triumph of Dionysos in India, mid-500s, Byzantine; Possibly made in Syria, said to have been found in Rome, Ivory (17.190.56) |
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Reliquary Cross with Saint George, 800–1200, Byzantine, Copper alloy (2000.526.2) |
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Reliquary in the Shape of a Sarcophagus, carved 400–600,
Byzantine,
Marble (2002.483.3a,b) |
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Reliquary of the True Cross (Staurotheke), late 8th–early 9th century, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Cloisonné enamel, silver, silver-gilt, gold, niello (17.190.715ab) |
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Revetments from an Icon of the Virgin, ca. 1100, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Cloisonné enamel, gold; Halo fragments (17.190.644-.648) |
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Ring of Leontios, 990–1030, Byzantine, Gold and niello (1982.282) |
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Roundel, fragment, 7th century,
Byzantine; Egypt (?),
Polychrome wool and undyed linen, tapestry weave (63.178.2) |
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Roundel, probably 6th–7th century,
Byzantine; said to be from Panopolis (Akhmim), Egypt,
Polychrome silk embroidery on undyed linen (90.5.16) |
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Silver Plate with David and Goliath, 629–630, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Silver (17.190.396) |
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Solidus of Constantius II (Sole Emperor, 350–361), 350–361, Byzantine, Gold (04.35.18) |
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Solidus of Justinian I (r. 527–565), 538–565, Byzantine; Minted in Constantinople, Gold (99.35.7406) |
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Star-Shaped Brooch with Intaglio, setting 960–1000, intaglio 337–361, Ottonian (setting), Byzantine (intaglio), Gold with pearls and star sapphire (1988.15) |
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Statuette of a Dolphin, 3rd–5th century, Roman or Byzantine; Found in Carthage (now in Tunisia, North Africa), Rock crystal (55.135.9) |
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Statuette of a Personification of a City, 300–500,
Late Roman or Byzantine,
Copper alloy (47.100.40) |
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Storage Jar, 600–700, Byzantine; Made in Egypt, Ceramic, painted (23.2.74) |
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Table Top, 400–600, Byzantine; Said to be from Rome, Italy, Marble (47.100.50) |
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Tapestry Square with the Head of Spring, 4th–5th century; Early Byzantine, Egyptian, Polychrome wool, linen (90.5.848) |
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Textile Fragment, 5th century, Byzantine; Made in Egypt, Polychrome wool and undyed linen, tapestry, weave (90.5.807) |
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Tip of a Pointer, late 11th–first half of 12th century,
Byzantine (Constantinople),
Cloisonné enamel, gold (1997.235) |
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Tomb Plaque, 400–800, Byzantine or Visigothic; Probably made in Spain, Terracotta (1985.147) |
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Tunic with Panels of Dionysian Figures, 400–500, Byzantine; Said to be from Panopolis (now Akhmim), Egypt, Linen, undyed, with wool panels in tapestry weave (26.9.9) |
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Two Panels of an Ivory Diptych Announcing the Consulship of Justinian, 521, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Ivory (17.190.52, 53) |
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Woman Wearing a Tunic, 4th–5th century; Early Byzantine, Egyptian; Probably Eshmunein, Plaster terracotta (12.185.4) |
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