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Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa), c. 1425–50

Angelos Akotantos (Greek, d. 1450)

2010.154CCCC0

Icon of the New Testament Trinity, c. 1450

Byzantium, Constantinople

2016.32CCCC0

Fragment of a Processional Cross, c. 1050

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period, 11th century

1970.36CCCC0

Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God ("The Stroganoff Ivory"), 950–1025

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period

1925.1293CCCC0

Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament, 1084

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1950.154CCCC0

Ivory Box with Scenes of Adam and Eve, 1000–1100s

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period, 11th-12th century

1924.747CCCC0

Mold for a Eulogia (Blessing) Bread, 600s-900s

Byzantium, Palestine, Byzantine period, 7th-10th century

1951.152CCCC0

Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1230s

Berlinghiero (Italian, before 1242)

1966.237CCCC0

Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1942.152CCCC0

Bloodstone Cameo with Saint George, 1000–1100

Byzantium, Contantinople, Byzantine period, 11th century

1959.41CCCC0

Altar Front, c. 540–600

early Byzantium, Constantinople or Ravenna, Byzantine period, 6th century

1948.25CCCC0

Monogram of Christ (Chrismon), 500s

Byzantium, Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th century

1965.551CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke, c. 1440–1480

Central Ethiopia, 15th century

1999.212CCCC0

Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500–700

early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century

1950.378CCCC0

Calyx (Chalice), 900s-1000s

Byzantium, Middle Byzantine (843-1261)

2013.49CCCC0

Phylactery (Reliquary Penant), c. 500–700

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

1999.237CCCC0

Paten (Dedicated to Saint Sergius) from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500

early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century

1950.381CCCC0

Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500–700

early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century

1950.379CCCC0

Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa" and Frame with Winged Bull..., Pendant 1100s; Frame mid 1300s

Byzantium (pendant); Germany, Aachen (frame), Byzantine period, 12th century (pendant); Byzantine period, 14th century (frame)

1951.445CCCC0

Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500–700

early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century

1950.380CCCC0

Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600

Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s

1999.230CCCC0

Lamp with Griffin-Head Handle, 300s-400s

Byzantium, Syria?, early Byzantine period, 4th-5th century

1974.77CCCC0

Ivory Pyx (Box), 500s

Byzantium

1951.114CCCC0

Pilgrim's Medallion with Saint Symeon the Younger, c. 1100

Byzantium, Syria, Byzantine period, early 12th Century

1972.52CCCC0

Pilgrim's Ampulla with Scenes of the Crucifixion (front) and the..., c. 600

Byzantium, Palestine, early Byzantine period, early 7th Century

1999.46CCCC0

Mounted Rock Crystal, 500s-600s

Byzantium, Byzantine period, 6th-7th centuries

1953.640CCCC0

The "Apostles" Pyx (Box), c. 980–1010

Triptych Group

1973.4CCCC0

Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 ..., c. 1438–39

Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395–1455)

1974.109CCCC0

Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600

Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s

1999.231CCCC0

Ram near a Tree, 400s

Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century

1969.113CCCC0

Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Ibex near a Tree, 400s

Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century

1969.114CCCC0

Reliquary Box with Scenes from the Life of John the Baptist, 1300s

Byzantium, Constantinople, late Byzantine period, 14th century

1999.229CCCC0

Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint, 500s

Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period, 6th century

1941.57CCCC0

Benediction Cross, 1200s-1400s

Byzantium, Byzantine period, 13th-15th century

1952.458CCCC0

Lamp and Stand, 400s

Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 5th century

1970.45CCCC0

Pilgrim’s Flask, c. 1099–1200

Byzantium, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Palestine, Byzantine, Crusader Period, late 11th-12th Century

1999.234CCCC0

Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600

Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s

1999.232CCCC0

Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600

Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s

1999.233CCCC0

Pilgrim's Flask, 500–700

Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, 6th-7th century

1999.235CCCC0

Pilgrim's Flask with Nimbed Figure, c. 400–600

Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, Byzantine period, 5th-7th Century

1999.236CCCC0

Enkolpion with the Crucifixion (front) and Saints Theodore and George ..., 1080–1120

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period, 11th-12th century

1972.94CCCC0

Deep Plate with Hawk and Foliage, 1100s

Byzantium, 12th century

1967.139CCCC0

Deep Plate with Decorative Patterns, 1100s

Byzantium, 12th century

1967.137CCCC0

Medallion with Christ, c. 1200–1400

Byzantium, 13th-14th century

1947.37CCCC0

Fragment of an Icon with Scenes from Christ's Passion, 1100s

Byzantium, Byzantine period, 12th century

1962.27CCCC0

Deep Plate with Hawk, Rabbit, and Foliage, 1100s

Byzantium, 12th century

1967.138CCCC0

Pectoral Cross, 900s

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period, 10th century

1948.20CCCC0

Votive Polycandelon (Lamp Holder), 500s

Byzantium, Byzantine period, 6th century

1953.639CCCC0

Stemmed Cup, 500s-600s

Syro-Palestinian, 6th-7th century

1915.539CCCC0

Bell Beaker, 500s-600s

Syro-Palestinian?, 5th-6th century

1915.541CCCC0

Fragment of an Icon of the Crucifixion with Mary Magdalene and the..., 1300s

Byzantium, Byzantine period, 14th century

1954.394CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa), c. 1425–50	Angelos Akotantos (Greek, d. 1450)	2010.154	tempera and gold on wood panel	Unframed: 96 x 70 cm (37 13/16 x 27 9/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Icon of the New Testament Trinity, c. 1450	Byzantium, Constantinople	2016.32	Tempera and gold on wood panel (poplar)	35.5 x 62.5 x 2.7 cm (14 x 24 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.)	Severance and Greta Millikin Trust	CCCC0
Fragment of a Processional Cross, c. 1050	Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period, 11th century	1970.36	silver gilt, niello	Overall: 32.3 x 44.8 x 5.7 cm (12 11/16 x 17 5/8 x 2 1/4 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God ("The Stroganoff Ivory"), 950–1025	Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period	1925.1293	ivory	Overall: 25.3 x 17.2 x 1.8 cm (9 15/16 x 6 3/4 x 11/16 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament, 1084	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1950.154	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16.3 x 10.9 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Ivory Box with Scenes of Adam and Eve, 1000–1100s	Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period, 11th-12th century	1924.747	ivory, wood	Overall: 14.3 x 46.7 x 20.3 cm (5 5/8 x 18 3/8 x 8 in.)	Gift of W. G. Mather, F. F. Prentiss, John L. Severance, J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Mold for a Eulogia (Blessing) Bread, 600s-900s	Byzantium, Palestine, Byzantine period, 7th-10th century	1951.152	wood	Diameter: 8.8 x 1.9 cm (3 7/16 x 3/4 in.)	Thirty-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon	CCCC0
Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1230s	Berlinghiero (Italian, before 1242)	1966.237	triptych (tabernacle); tempera and gold on poplar panel	Overall: 42.6 x 51.5 cm (16 3/4 x 20 1/4 in.); Center: 42.8 x 27 cm (16 7/8 x 10 5/8 in.); Left: 42.5 x 12.5 cm (16 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.); Right: 42.4 x 12 cm (16 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1942.152	ink, tempera, gold and vellum; leather binding	Sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bloodstone Cameo with Saint George, 1000–1100	Byzantium, Contantinople, Byzantine period, 11th century	1959.41	bloodstone	Overall: 3.2 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 9/16 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Altar Front, c. 540–600	early Byzantium, Constantinople or Ravenna, Byzantine period, 6th century	1948.25	marble	Overall: 101 x 169.5 x 25.5 cm (39 3/4 x 66 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Monogram of Christ (Chrismon), 500s	Byzantium, Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th century	1965.551	gold sheet, gold wire, and garnets	Overall: 14.8 x 12.1 x 0.7 cm (5 13/16 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in.)	Gift of Lillian M. Kern	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke, c. 1440–1480	Central Ethiopia, 15th century	1999.212	ink and tempera on vellum	Sheet: 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500–700	early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century	1950.378	silver	Overall: 17 x 14.2 cm (6 11/16 x 5 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Calyx (Chalice), 900s-1000s	Byzantium, Middle Byzantine (843-1261)	2013.49	blood jasper (heliotrope) with gilt-copper mounts	Overall: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Phylactery (Reliquary Penant), c. 500–700	Byzantium, Egypt or Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th-8th centuries	1999.237	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	CCCC0
Paten (Dedicated to Saint Sergius) from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500	early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century	1950.381	silver	Diameter: 32.2 x 3.5 cm (12 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500–700	early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century	1950.379	silver	Overall: 17.1 x 14.9 cm (6 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa" and Frame with Winged Bull..., Pendant 1100s; Frame mid 1300s	Byzantium (pendant); Germany, Aachen (frame), Byzantine period, 12th century (pendant); Byzantine period, 14th century (frame)	1951.445	steatite, gilt silver, pearls	Overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.); Chain: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500–700	early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century	1950.380	silver	Overall: 17 x 14.7 cm (6 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600	Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s	1999.230	terracotta	Overall: 10.2 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm (4 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.)	Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman	CCCC0
Lamp with Griffin-Head Handle, 300s-400s	Byzantium, Syria?, early Byzantine period, 4th-5th century	1974.77	bronze	Overall: 14.7 x 22.6 x 7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp in honor of William Mathewson Milliken on his 85th year	CCCC0
Ivory Pyx (Box), 500s	Byzantium	1951.114	ivory	Diameter: 12.7 cm (5 in.); Overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pilgrim's Medallion with Saint Symeon the Younger, c. 1100	Byzantium, Syria, Byzantine period, early 12th Century	1972.52	lead	Diameter: 5.7 x 0.4 cm (2 1/4 x 3/16 in.)	Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Pilgrim's Ampulla with Scenes of the Crucifixion (front) and the..., c. 600	Byzantium, Palestine, early Byzantine period, early 7th Century	1999.46	tin-lead alloy with leather fragments	Overall: 6.3 x 4.6 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 9/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Mounted Rock Crystal, 500s-600s	Byzantium, Byzantine period, 6th-7th centuries	1953.640	gold, quartz, almandine	Overall: 10.2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm (4 x 3/4 x 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The "Apostles" Pyx (Box), c. 980–1010	Triptych Group	1973.4	ivory	Overall: 25.5 x 17.5 cm (10 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 ..., c. 1438–39	Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395–1455)	1974.109	lead	Diameter: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600	Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s	1999.231	terracotta	Overall: 10 x 6.4 cm (3 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)	Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman	CCCC0
Ram near a Tree, 400s	Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century	1969.113	marble tesserae	Overall: 89.5 x 85.1 cm (35 1/4 x 33 1/2 in.); Mounted: 92.1 x 87 cm (36 1/4 x 34 1/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Ibex near a Tree, 400s	Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century	1969.114	marble tesserae	Overall: 85.1 x 94.6 cm (33 1/2 x 37 1/4 in.); Mounted: 87.6 x 96.5 cm (34 1/2 x 38 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Reliquary Box with Scenes from the Life of John the Baptist, 1300s	Byzantium, Constantinople, late Byzantine period, 14th century	1999.229	tempera and gold on wood	Overall: 9 x 23.5 x 9 cm (3 9/16 x 9 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)	Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman	CCCC0
Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint, 500s	Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period, 6th century	1941.57	bronze	Overall: 18.5 x 17.2 x 1.6 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 5/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon	CCCC0
Benediction Cross, 1200s-1400s	Byzantium, Byzantine period, 13th-15th century	1952.458	black schist, gold, silver	Overall: 9 x 9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)	Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries	CCCC0
Lamp and Stand, 400s	Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 5th century	1970.45	bronze	Overall: 34.8 x 13.5 cm (13 11/16 x 5 5/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman	CCCC0
Pilgrim’s Flask, c. 1099–1200	Byzantium, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Palestine, Byzantine, Crusader Period, late 11th-12th Century	1999.234	lead	Overall: 4.3 x 2.9 cm (1 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)	Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman	CCCC0
Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600	Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s	1999.232	terracotta	Overall: 8.7 x 6.5 cm (3 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.)	Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman	CCCC0
Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600	Egypt, Coptic, 400s-500s	1999.233	terracotta	Overall: 6.7 x 7.2 cm (2 5/8 x 2 13/16 in.)	Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman	CCCC0
Pilgrim's Flask, 500–700	Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, 6th-7th century	1999.235	green glass	Overall: 4.4 x 3.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)	Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman	CCCC0
Pilgrim's Flask with Nimbed Figure, c. 400–600	Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, Byzantine period, 5th-7th Century	1999.236	opaque glass with paint	Overall: 10.5 x 6.9 cm (4 1/8 x 2 11/16 in.)	Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman	CCCC0
Enkolpion with the Crucifixion (front) and Saints Theodore and George ..., 1080–1120	Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period, 11th-12th century	1972.94	silver gilt and cloisoné enamel	Overall: 5.1 x 4.1 cm (2 x 1 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Deep Plate with Hawk and Foliage, 1100s	Byzantium, 12th century	1967.139	sgraffito earthenware	Diameter: 3.9 x 22.3 cm (1 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Deep Plate with Decorative Patterns, 1100s	Byzantium, 12th century	1967.137	sgraffito earthenware	Diameter: 4.8 x 23.5 cm (1 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Medallion with Christ, c. 1200–1400	Byzantium, 13th-14th century	1947.37	steatite	Diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of an Icon with Scenes from Christ's Passion, 1100s	Byzantium, Byzantine period, 12th century	1962.27	steatite	Overall: 11.8 x 11.3 cm (4 5/8 x 4 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Deep Plate with Hawk, Rabbit, and Foliage, 1100s	Byzantium, 12th century	1967.138	sgraffito earthenware	Diameter: 3.9 x 24 cm (1 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pectoral Cross, 900s	Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period, 10th century	1948.20	gold, gilt-silver, and cloisonné enamel	Overall: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Votive Polycandelon (Lamp Holder), 500s	Byzantium, Byzantine period, 6th century	1953.639	gold	Overall: 13.4 x 6.4 cm (5 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Stemmed Cup, 500s-600s	Syro-Palestinian, 6th-7th century	1915.539	glass	Overall: 8 x 7.2 cm (3 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.); Diameter of foot: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Bell Beaker, 500s-600s	Syro-Palestinian?, 5th-6th century	1915.541	glass	Overall: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Fragment of an Icon of the Crucifixion with Mary Magdalene and the..., 1300s	Byzantium, Byzantine period, 14th century	1954.394	steatite	Overall: 4.7 x 3.7 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0

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