Byzantine Period Collection

Tunic Fragment with Segmentum, 400s - 600s. Creator: Unknown
Tunic Fragment with Segmentum, 400s - 600s

Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border, 450-550. Creator: Unknown
Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border, 450-550. An opulent border of pseudo pearls and gemstones frames this haloed couple

Tunic or Shawl Ornament, 600s. Creator: Unknown
Tunic or Shawl Ornament, 600s. This oval originally belonged to a matched set that would have decorated either a unisex tunic or shawl

Two Fragments from a Curtain: Dolphins, 400s - 500s. Creator: Unknown
Two Fragments from a Curtain: Dolphins, 400s - 500s

Tapestry with Birds and Greek Letters, 400s - 600s. Creator: Unknown
Tapestry with Birds and Greek Letters, 400s - 600s

Segmentum from a Tunic, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Segmentum from a Tunic, 500s

Ram near a Tree, 400s. Creator: Unknown
Ram near a Tree, 400s. The two mosaic fragments of an ibex and a ram (1969.114) once formed part of a much larger floor mosaic that decorated an early Byzantine church in northern Syria

Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging, late 300s - 400s. Creator: Unknown
Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging, late 300s - 400s. This tapestry is renowned for the large sea-nymph, or nereid, woven with bright colours

Ornament with Symbolic Interlacing Knots, 400s - 600s. Creator: Unknown
Ornament with Symbolic Interlacing Knots, 400s - 600s. Six different designs of leaves and interlacings are organized harmoniously here within circles, triangles, and squares

Ornamental Square, 400s - 600s. Creator: Unknown
Ornamental Square, 400s - 600s

Ornament (Gammadion and Segmentum) from a Tunic, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Ornament (Gammadion and Segmentum) from a Tunic, 500s

Looped Roundel from a Blanket or Cover, 300s-400s. Creator: Unknown
Looped Roundel from a Blanket or Cover, 300s-400s. Linen cloth was woven with loops for increased warmth and used as blankets and covers since pharaonic times

Grape Leaves from a Curtain, 400s-500s. Creator: Unknown
Grape Leaves from a Curtain, 400s-500s. This deep-purple grape leaf once decorated the plain linen ground of a curtain. It probably refers to Dionysus, the classical god of wine

Grape Leaf from a Curtain, 400s-500s. Creator: Unknown
Grape Leaf from a Curtain, 400s-500s. This deep-purple grape leaf once decorated the plain linen ground of a curtain. It probably refers to Dionysus, the classical god of wine

Hanging with Christian Images, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Hanging with Christian Images, 500s. The significance of this rare hanging with Christian symbols outweighs its fragmentary condition

Four Fragments from a Hanging: Athena Partheneon, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Four Fragments from a Hanging: Athena Partheneon, 500s

Icon of the Virgin and Child, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Icon of the Virgin and Child, 500s. This tapestry glorifying the Virgin Mary is among the rarest objects in the museums collection

Four Fragments of the Clavi of a Tunic, 400s - 600s. Creator: Unknown
Four Fragments of the Clavi of a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Four Fragments of the Gammadion Border of a Tunic, 400s - 600s. Creator: Unknown
Four Fragments of the Gammadion Border of a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Border of Heads and Palmettes from a Large Hanging, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Border of Heads and Palmettes from a Large Hanging, 500s. Frontal heads with caps alternating with palmette leaves on a rich blue ground was a popular border design for luxurious woolen hangings

Ducks Head from a Large Curtain, 200s. Creator: Unknown
Ducks Head from a Large Curtain, 200s. As creatures seen on Egypts Nile River, ducks represent the abundance of life. The effects of shading and modeling are visible in the ducks head

Lower Section of a Tunic, 400s. Creator: Unknown
Lower Section of a Tunic, 400s. This is the bottom section of a well-woven wool unisex tunic. Various stylized animals and possibly radial baskets in roundels decorate the hem band with round finials

Panel from a Large Curtain, Overlapping Leaves, 300s-400s. Creator: Unknown
Panel from a Large Curtain, Overlapping Leaves, 300s-400s. These colourful overlapping leaves with buds interspersed along the sides originally formed a decorative panel in a large curtain

Portable Triptych Icon: The Crucifixion, 1600s. Creator: Unknown
Portable Triptych Icon: The Crucifixion, 1600s. This triptych icon was probably commissioned by a lay person for private prayer and meditation. It could be folded and shut when not in use

Portable Triptych Icon: The Resurrection and Anastasis, 1600s. Creator: Unknown
Portable Triptych Icon: The Resurrection and Anastasis, 1600s. This triptych icon was probably commissioned by a lay person for private prayer and meditation

Portable Triptych Icon: Adoration of the Miracle-Working Icon of the Vladimir Mother of God, 1600s. This triptych icon was probably commissioned by a lay person for private prayer and meditation

Portable Triptych Icon, 1600s. Creator: Unknown
Portable Triptych Icon, 1600s. This triptych icon was probably commissioned by a lay person for private prayer and meditation. It could be folded and shut when not in use

Benediction Cross, 1200s-1400s. Creator: Unknown
Benediction Cross, 1200s-1400s. This cross is decorated with images of Christ Pantokrator (Ruler of the World) on the front and the Virgin Orans (Virgin Praying) on the back

Altar Front, c. 540-600. Creator: Unknown
Altar Front, c. 540-600. This carved marble panel resembles the front of an Early Byzantine sarcophagus, or coffin. While its decoration is typical of those produced in the Italian city of Ravenna

Basilisk, 1100s. Creator: Unknown
Basilisk, 1100s

Curtain Panel with Scenes of Merrymaking, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Curtain Panel with Scenes of Merrymaking, 500s. This large panel conveys merrymaking, wealth, and power through its symbolic imagery and deep purple colour

Curtain Fragment with Galloping Horse, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Curtain Fragment with Galloping Horse, 500s. This large roundel framed with hearts displays a saddled horse galloping through a landscape, indicated by the stylized tree

Curtain Fragment with Panthers, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Curtain Fragment with Panthers, 500s. Luxurious tapestry-woven curtains decorated with colourful figures and flora were hung in religious, palatial, and theatrical settings

Floor Mosaic Panel: Grape Harvester with Peacock, 400s. Creator: Unknown
Floor Mosaic Panel: Grape Harvester with Peacock, 400s. This group of mosaics may be from a church at Maaut El Naaman in northern Syria

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