Byzantium Collection (#10)

Solidus of Arkadios (obverse), 395-408 (gold) (see CVL 499735 for reverse)
499734 Solidus of Arkadios (obverse), 395-408 (gold) (see CVL 499735 for reverse) by Byzantine School; w:1.95 wt:4.1 grams cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Arkadios)

Pilgrims Flask with Nimbed Figure, c. 400-600 (opaque glass with paint)
500278 Pilgrims Flask with Nimbed Figure, c.400-600 (opaque glass with paint) by Byzantine School; h:10.50 w:6.90 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Lamp and Stand, 400s (bronze)
499777 Lamp and Stand, 400s (bronze) by Byzantine, (5th century); 34.8x13.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Bronze oil lamps were made either with stands, like the nearby example)

Solidus of Arkadios (reverse), 395-408 (gold) (see CVL 499734 for obverse)
499735 Solidus of Arkadios (reverse), 395-408 (gold) (see CVL 499734 for obverse) by Byzantine School; w:1.95 wt:4.1 grams cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Arkadios)

Gospel Book with Commentaries: Portrait of Mark, c. 1000-1100 (ink, tempera
491234 Gospel Book with Commentaries: Portrait of Mark, c.1000-1100 (ink, tempera, gold and vellum; leather binding) by Byzantine, (11th Century); h:28.00 w:23.00 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint, 500s (bronze)
491225 Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint, 500s (bronze) by Byzantine School, (6th century); h:18.50 w:17.20 d:1.60 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, Constantinople or Syria, c. 500-700 (silver)
491375 Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, Constantinople or Syria, c.500-700 (silver) by Byzantine; h:17.10 w:14.90 Wt: 336 grams cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

House door key found in excavations of Tiberius, late Roman - early Byzantine period
BLP398252 House door key found in excavations of Tiberius, late Roman - early Byzantine period (stone) by Roman; Private Collection; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

View of the narthex, 1332-3 (fresco)
XOT361208 View of the narthex, 1332-3 (fresco) by Byzantine, (14th century); Church of Panayia tou Assinou, Troodos Mts. Cyprus; out of copyright

Icon of the Virgin Mary
BOO226995 Icon of the Virgin Mary by Byzantine School; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; out of copyright

Sarah Bernhardt in the title role of Theodora, by Victorien Sardou
CHT307426 Sarah Bernhardt in the title role of Theodora, by Victorien Sardou, produced in Paris in 1884, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Clairin

Guests arriving for New Years Eve, fashion plate from Art, Gout, Beaute
CHT245041 Guests arriving for New Years Eve, fashion plate from Art, Gout, Beaute, 1923 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A View of Constantinople (oil on canvas)
CH137862 A View of Constantinople (oil on canvas) by Diemer, Michael Zeno (1867-1939); 98.5x143.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: view of the Haghia Sofia; ); Photo eChristies Images; German

Saint Sampson with the Emperor Justinian, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)
5058803 Saint Sampson with the Emperor Justinian, c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Baumgartner, Johann Wolfgang (1712-61); 29 x 21.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Saint Theodore (Teodoro) - in Fac simile in "
LSE4095814 Saint Theodore (Teodoro) - in Fac simile in " History and monuments of Byzantine emals" by N Kondakow by Byzantine; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Crusaders demanded the installation of Alexis as Co-Emperor of Byzantium during
XEE4415003 The Crusaders demanded the installation of Alexis as Co-Emperor of Byzantium during the 4th Crusade in 1203. Advertising card for Liebig products that are part of a series on the history

Emperor Constantine IV and settlers, 1910 (lithograph)
3783432 Emperor Constantine IV and settlers, 1910 (lithograph); (add.info.: Emperor Constantine IV enlisting settlers to populate Thrace (historical and geographic area in southeast Europe)

Byzantine gold coin in plate shape with effigies of Roman Emperor IV Diogenes (died 1071)
GIA4762955 Byzantine gold coin in plate shape with effigies of Roman Emperor IV Diogenes (died 1071), Eudoxia his wife and widow of Constantine X who both reigned from 1068 to 1071

The Basilica of St. Vital (Saint Vital or San Vitale) in Ravenna built in the 6th century
GIA4762911 The Basilica of St. Vital (Saint Vital or San Vitale) in Ravenna built in the 6th century. by Byzantine School, (6th century); San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy; (add.info.: The Basilica of St)

Map of Byzance (engraving, 16th century)
LRI4646924 Map of Byzance (engraving, 16th century) by Hogenberg, Franz (1540-c.1590); Private Collection; (add.info.: BYZANTIUM NUNC CONSTANTINOLLS Map of Byzantium - engraving from " Civitates)

Byzantine silver coin by ntin VI and Irene (780 - 797). Collection of the medagliere of
GIA4756203 Byzantine silver coin by ntin VI and Irene (780 - 797). Collection of the medagliere of Milan. by Byzantine School, (8th century); Museo del medagliere, Milan

Plan of Byzantium, renamed Constantinople (Byzantium nunc Constantinopolis
LRI4708534 Plan of Byzantium, renamed Constantinople (Byzantium nunc Constantinopolis) (present-day Istanbul), (Eastern Roman Empire and Ottoman Empire), Turkey (etching, 1572-1617) by Hogenberg

Costume and throne of a Byzantine emperor, 9th Century (engraving)
5207527 Costume and throne of a Byzantine emperor, 9th Century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costume and throne of a Byzantine emperor, 9th Century)

Belisarius (engraving)
964810 Belisarius (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Belisarius. General of the Byzantine Empire (circa 500 - 565 AD)

Sarah Bernhardt at Empress Theodora (b / w photo)
3095906 Sarah Bernhardt at Empress Theodora (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarah Bernhardt at Empress Theodora)

Leo Isaurus, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et
955703 Leo Isaurus, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium verissimae imagines ex antiquis numismatis, woodcut by Rudolph Wyssenbach, printed by Andreas Gesner

Iustinianus II, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et
955699 Iustinianus II, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium verissimae imagines ex antiquis numismatis, woodcut by Rudolph Wyssenbach

Mauritius, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et
955692 Mauritius, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium verissimae imagines ex antiquis numismatis, woodcut by Rudolph Wyssenbach, printed by Andreas Gesner

Iustinianus I, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et
955689 Iustinianus I, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium verissimae imagines ex antiquis numismatis, woodcut by Rudolph Wyssenbach, printed by Andreas Gesner

Leo IV, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium
955706 Leo IV, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium verissimae imagines ex antiquis numismatis, woodcut by Rudolph Wyssenbach, printed by Andreas Gesner

Constantinus Copronymus, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium
955705 Constantinus Copronymus, illustration from Imperatorum romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium verissimae imagines ex antiquis numismatis, woodcut by Rudolph Wyssenbach

Empress Theodora, ca 1887. Creator: Benjamin-Constant, Jean-Joseph (1845-1902)
Empress Theodora, ca 1887. Private Collection

Piazza San Marco, 1898. Creator: Maurice Brazil Prendergast
Piazza San Marco, 1898

Incense Burner with Domed Cover, Iran, 8th-9th century. Creator: Unknown
Incense Burner with Domed Cover, Iran, 8th-9th century. Late antique or Byzantine eastern Mediterranean

Enthroned Madonna and Child, c. 1250 / 1275. Creator: Unknown
Enthroned Madonna and Child, c. 1250/1275

John VIII Riding in a Rocky Landscape [reverse], 1438. Creator: Pisanello
John VIII Riding in a Rocky Landscape [reverse], 1438

John VIII Palaeologus, 1392-1448, Emperor of Constantinople 1425 [obverse], 1438

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Four Saints, c. 1240 / 1245. Creator: Margarito d Arezzo
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Four Saints, c. 1240/1245

Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne, c. 1260 / 1280. Creator: Unknown
Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne, c. 1260/1280

Helmet (Spangenhelm), Byzantine or Germanic, 6th-7th century. Creator: Unknown
Helmet (Spangenhelm), Byzantine or Germanic, 6th-7th century

The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel, 1308-1311

Lock, Coptic, 580-640. Creator: Unknown
Lock, Coptic, 580-640

Fragmentary Platter with Fish and Rosettes, Coptic, 500-700, modern restoration

Pilgrim Flask, Coptic, 4th-7th century. Creator: Unknown
Pilgrim Flask, Coptic, 4th-7th century

Amulet Carved in Intaglio (Incised), Coptic, 6th-7th century. Creator: Unknown
Amulet Carved in Intaglio (Incised), Coptic, 6th-7th century

Plaque, Coptic, 4th-7th century. Creator: Unknown
Plaque, Coptic, 4th-7th century

Amulet, Coptic, 4th-7th century. Creator: Unknown
Amulet, Coptic, 4th-7th century

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