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Dec 19, 2008
Dec 19, 2008

Phylactery (Reliquary Penant)

Phylactery (Reliquary Penant)

c. 500–700

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

Copper alloy

Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); Overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)

Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman 1999.237

Location

105 Byzantine

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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.

See also
Collection: 
MED - Byzantine
Department: 
Medieval Art
Type of artwork: 
Metalwork
Medium: 
Copper alloy
Credit line: 
Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman

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