The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Phylactery (Reliquary Penant)
c. 500–700
Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); Overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Location: 105 Byzantine
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.- Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Chinese Paintings, Baroque Porcelain Plaque and Other New Acquisitions Exhibited with Hanging Scrolls,” December 20, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.237