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Phylactery (Reliquary Penant)

c. 500–700

Byzantium, Egypt or Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th-8th centuries

Medium
copper alloy
Measurements
Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); Overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman 1999.237
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Location
105 Byzantine
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Did You Know?

This was gifted to the museum in memory of Robert P. Bergman, former director of the museum and medievalist.

Description

Made in the 500s, this Byzantine phylactery, or personal reliquary, was meant to be worn around the neck on a chain. It is fashioned of bronze and still contains its original linen-wrapped relic.

Phylactery (Reliquary Penant)

c. 500–700

Byzantium, Egypt or Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th-8th centuries

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