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Browse the Byzantine Collection

The Byzantine Collection is world-renowned for its fine collections of portable, sumptuous objects. Encompassing the imperial, ecclesiastical, and secular realms, the collection holds approximately 1,500 objects (of which 1,484 are available here). We continue to add records to our online database and improve the quality of the object photography. If you are trying to locate a specific object not currently available here, please contact [email protected].

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Statuette of the Virgin and Child     wood and polychrome  late 13th century 
Free-standing Quadruped     bronze  5th century (?) 
Bowl with Central Boss     silver  16th century 
Bowl with Exterior Stripes     ceramic  first half of the 14th century 
Mina'i Ware Beaker     ceramic  12th century - 13th century 
Cross Arm with the Bust of St. Nicholas     silver and gilding  late 10th century - early 11th century 
Transverse Arms of a Cross with Christ, the Virgin, St. John, and Three Saints     silver and gilding  first half of the 11th century 
Upper Arm of a Cross with the Annunciation     silver, gilding and niello  late 10th century - first half of the 11th century 
Medallion with the Bust of a Bearded Saint     silver and gilding  first half of the 11th century 
Medallion with Bust of Christ     silver and gilding  first half of the 11th century 
Ewer with Haloed Child and Sphinxes     bronze with silver inlays  1st century BCE - 1st century 
Revetment of Tiles with an Orans Figure in the Center (possible modern forgery)   Forgery   ceramic  5th century - 6th century (?) 
Bowl with Small Ceramic(?) Tesserae set in Gypsum   Forgery   ceramic  5th century - 6th century (?) 
Pectoral in the Shape of a Feline     bronze covered with electrum sheath  5th century BCE 
Wild Ass Head- or Onager(?) Head-shaped Finial     bronze  7th century BCE - early 6th century BCE 
Paten with the Communion of the Apostles     silver, gilding and niello  6th century 
Textile with Animals in a Roundel     silk  10th century - 11th century 
Fringed Garment with Inscription     silk  12th century 
Pair of Buckles with Winged Horses     bronze  1st century - 2nd century 
"Elephant Tamer" Textile     complementary weft-faced weave with twill interlacing (samite) in polychrome silk  10th century 
Palette in the Shape of a Fish (modern forgery)   Forgery   slate  20th century 
Lion's Head     steatite  323 BCE - 30 BCE (?) 
Knife with an Animal in relief attached to the Handle     bronze  6th century BCE - 5th century BCE 
Knife with an Animal in relief attached to the Handle     bronze  6th century BCE - 5th century BCE 
Miniature Sphinx     granite  1st century 

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