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This body chains of linked medallions is the largest item of jewellery to survive from the Byzantine Empire. It would have been worn draped over the shoulders and around the hips. In Greek and Roman art, body chains were...

This Byzantine gold marriage ring dates to the 3rd to 4th centuries CE. The ring measures 56 mm in circumference and the bezel measures 10x10 mm. Weight: 4.5 grams. (Metropolitan Museum, New York)

A map of the Byzantine empire and its themes and provinces in 717 CE.

A map illustrating the Mediterranean in the 12th century and, in purple, the Byzantine Empire c. 1180 CE, during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos.

This pyxis once had a lockable lid and was perhaps used to hold sacramental bread. Its carvings refer to the Biblical tale of Daniel in the lions' den. Byzantine, 5th or early 6th century CE. From modern-day Egypt or Syria...

A figure of the young Christ stands full-face up to the waist in water. To the left, St. John, the Baptist, stands and leans forward upon a rock. One of his hands rests upon Christ's head. At the upper part...

Two children are seated on a dromedary. One of them wears a wreath around his head and is holding a bird in one hand and reins with the other hand. There is also a guide in front of them. Period: Early...

This exceptional mosaic likely comes from the floor of a house or public building. It reflects the Late Romand and Early Byzantine taste for intricate and colorful designs. It dates from c. 325-350 CE...

This mosaic of Jesus Christ as a child is rendered in Byzantine style and made by Jacopo Torriti (or "Turriti"). Torriti was an Italian painter and mosaic-maker during the late 13th century CE. He lived and worked...

The gooseherd: A boy and a girl herding two geese are depicted in this mosaic. Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. Period: Early Byzantine, circa 6th. century CE. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul, Turkey...