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Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections October 6, 2013 - March 2, 2014
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Cat. No. 1A / File Name: 3514-117.jpg Statuette of Europa, 1st or early 2nd century marble height: 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 1B / File Name: 3514-118.jpg Head of Pan, 2nd century (?) marble height: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 1C / File Name: 3514-119.jpg Statuette of Asklepios enthroned, second half of 2nd century marble height: 42.3 cm (16 5/8 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 1D / File Name: 3514-120.jpg Statuette of Roma, mid-3rd century or later marble height: 59.2 cm (23 5/16 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
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Cat. No. 1E / File Name: 3514-121.jpg Head of Artemis, mid-3rd century or later marble height: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 1F / File Name: 3514-122.jpg Statuette of Dionysos and panther, mid-3rd century or later marble height: 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 1G / File Name: 3514-123.jpg Statuette of Asklepios and Telesphoros, 3rd or 4th century marble height: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 2 Bust of Isvardia, c. mid-4th century parian marble overall: 72 × 37 × 19.5 cm (28 3/8 × 14 9/16 × 7 11/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 3 / File Name: 3514-155.jpg Unknown Artist Bust of a lady, c. 410 white phrygian (Dokimion) marble overall size: 56 × 34 cm (22 1/16 × 13 3/8 in.) Chania Archaeological Museum
Cat. No. 4 / File Name: 3514-069.jpg Bust of an elderly man, second half of 5th century parian marble overall: 56.5 × 21.3 cm (22 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 5 / File Name: 3514-070.jpg Portrait of a priest, late 4th century pentelic marble overall: 43.5 × 21.6 cm (17 1/8 × 8 1/2 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 6 / File Name: 3514-156.jpg Unknown Artist Head of Aphrodite, 1st century marble, possibly Parian (Marathi) height: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 7 Fragments of a curved frieze, end of 5th century pentelic marble 1 overall: 26 × 94 × 47.5 cm (10 1/4 × 37 × 18 11/16 in.) 2 overall: 26 × 37 × 46 cm (10 1/4 × 14 9/16 × 18 1/8 in.) 3 overall: 26 × 50 × 46 cm (10 1/4 × 19 11/16 × 18 1/8 in.) 4 overall: 26 × 68 × 46 cm (10 1/4 × 26 3/4 × 18 1/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 8 / File Name: 3514-038.jpg Table support with Orpheus amid animals and birds, 4th century marble overall: 108.5 x 49 x 17.5 cm (42 11/16 x 19 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 9 / File Name: 3514-039.jpg Table Support with the Good Shepherd, first half of 4th century Prokonnesian marble overall: 73 × 28 × 28.5 cm (28 3/4 × 11 × 11 1/4 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 10 / File Name: 3514-063.jpg Table support with the Good Shepherd, mid-4th century marble overall height: 95.5 cm (37 5/8 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 12 / File Name: 3514-181.jpg Unknown Artist Portrait of Alcibiades, late 3rd - early 4th century mosaic overall size: 90.5 × 110 × 3.5 cm (35 5/8 × 43 5/16 × 1 3/8 in.) Archaeological Museum, Sparta
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Cat. No. 13 / File Name: 3514-073.jpg Personification of the Sun, late 3rd - early 4th century mosaic overall size: 133 × 125 × 3.5 cm (52 3/8 × 49 3/16 × 1 3/8 in.) Archaeological Museum, Sparta
Cat. No. 14 / File Name: 3514-091.jpg Plaque with a Dioskouros, 5th century ivory with traces of gilding height: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.) Acropolis Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 15 / File Name: 3514-072.jpg Plaques with scenes from the life of Achilles, first half of 4th century ivory Plaque A overall: 9.6 × 39.5 × 0.8 cm (3 3/4 × 15 9/16 × 5/16 in.) Plaque B overall: 10.4 × 12.4 × 1 cm (4 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 3/8 in.) Plaque C overall: 9.7 × 11.2 × 1.9 cm (3 13/16 × 4 7/16 × 3/4 in.) Rethymno Archaeological Museum, Chania
Cat. No. 16 / File Name: 3514-074.jpg Funerary stela, 6th century pentelic marble without base: 37 × 36 × 12.5 cm (14 9/16 × 14 3/16 × 4 15/16 in.) gross weight: 39 kg (85.979 lb.) Epigraphic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 17 / File Name: 3514-064.jpg Susanna and the Elders, early 5th century fesco overall: 170 × 127 × 5 cm (66 15/16 × 50 × 1 15/16 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 18 / File Name: 3514-134.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Arkadios, 395 - 408 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 19 / File Name: 3514-135.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Theodosius II, 408 - 450 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 20 / File Name: 3514-136.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Justinian I, 527 - 565 gold diameter: 2.05 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 21 / File Name: 3514-150.jpg Unknown Artist Consular solidus of Justinian I, 527-565 gold diameter: 2.13 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 22 / File Name: 3514-137.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Tiberios II, 578 - 602 gold diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 23 / File Name: 3514-138.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Constantine IV, 668 - 685 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 24 / File Name: 3514-139.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Leo III, 717 - 741 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 25 / File Name: 3514-152.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Irene of Athens, 797 - 802 gold diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 26 / File Name: 3514-140.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Basil I, 867 - 886 gold diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 27 / File Name: 3514-141.jpg Unknown Artist Solidus of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 913-945 (regency), 945 - 959 gold diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 28 / File Name: 3514-142.jpg Unknown Artist Histamenon of Nikephoros II Phokas, 963 - 969 gold diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 29 / File Name: 3514-143.jpg Unknown Artist Histamenon of Basil II, 976 - 1025 gold diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 30 / File Name: 3514-151.jpg Unknown Artist Tetarteron of Theodora Porphyrogennete, 1055 - 1056 gold diameter: 1.73 cm (11/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 31 / File Name: 3514-144.jpg Unknown Artist Hyperpyron of Alexios I Komnenos, 1081 - 1118 gold diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 32 / File Name: 3514-145.jpg Unknown Artist Hyperpyron of John II Comnenus, 1118-1143 gold diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 33 / File Name: 3514-146.jpg Unknown Artist Hyperpyron of John III Vatatzes, 1221 - 1254 gold diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 34 / File Name: 3514-147.jpg Unknown Artist Hyperpyron of Andronikos II Palaiologos, 1282 - 1328 gold diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 35 / File Name: 3514-148.jpg Unknown Artist Hyperpyron of John V Palaiologos, 1341 - 1391 gold diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 36 / File Name: 3514-149.jpg Unknown Artist Bulla, Michael VI Stratiotikos, 1056 - 1057 gold diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 37 / File Name: 3514-153.jpg Unknown Artist Seal of Irene Comnene, 1222 - 1241 lead diameter: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) Numismatic Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 38 / File Name: 3514-061.jpg Reliquary, late 4th century silver overall size: 9.5 × 12 × 9.5 cm (3 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 39 / File Name: 3514-194.jpg Unknown Artist Reliquary in the shape of a sarcophagus, 6th century marble overall size: 11 × 25.5 × 15 cm (4 5/16 × 10 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.) Byzantine Museum of Naxos (Glezos Tower)
Cat. No. 40 / File Name: 3514-105.jpg Sigma tabletop, late 6th century white marble overall: 130 × 135 × 3.5 cm (51 3/16 × 53 1/8 × 1 3/8 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
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Cat. No. 41 / File Name: 3514-183.jpg Unknown Artist Column capital with doves, first half of 6th century white marble height: 28 cm (11 in.) abacus: 40 × 40 cm (15 3/4 × 15 3/4 in.) Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Collection of Chania
Cat. No. 43 / File Name: 3514-201.jpg Unknown Artist Pilaster capital with acanthus leaves, early 4th century marble height: 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.) width: 43 cm (16 15/16 in.) depth: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.) Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 44 Closure panels from a templon screen, 11th or 12th century pentelic marble overall: 74 × 72 × 8.5 cm (29 1/8 × 28 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.) overall size of plinth: 28 × 73 × 9.5 cm (11 × 28 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 45 / File Name: 3514-062.jpg Mosaic decoration with a fountain, mid 5th century gold, green, and blue glass tesserae overall: 185 x 63 cm (72 13/16 x 24 13/16 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 46 Fragment of a mosaic with the Virgin, 9th-10th century glass and marble tesserae overall dimensions with modern support: 55.4 x 39 cm (21 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.) overall dimensions of preserved mosaic: 34.4 × 26.4 cm (13 9/16 × 10 3/8 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 47 / File Name: 3514-104.jpg Mosaic of the apostle Andrew, late 11th- early 12th century glass, gold, and stone tesserae overall: 176 × 101 cm (69 5/16 × 39 3/4 in.) Archaeological Museum of Serres
Cat. No. 48 Wall painting of Saint Catherine, 1233-1234 fresco overall: 209.5 × 95.5 cm (82 1/2 × 37 5/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 49 / File Name: 3514-068.jpg Fragment of a wall painting of the washing of the feet, 1360-1380 fresco overall: 92 × 78 × 6 cm (36 1/4 × 30 11/16 × 2 3/8 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 50 Fragment of a wall painting of the Ascension, late 14th - early 15th century fresco overall: 91 x 184 cm (35 13/16 x 72 7/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 51 / File Name: 3514-042.jpg Icon with the Raising of Lazarus, 12th century egg tempera on wood overall: 21.5 x 24 cm (8 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 52 / File Name: 3514-114.jpg Processional icon of the Virgin Hodegetria (front) and the Man of Sorrows (back), last quarter of 12th century tempera and silver on wood overall size: 115 × 77.5 × 3.5 cm (45 1/4 × 30 1/2 × 1 3/8 in.) Byzantine Museum, Kastoria
Cat. No. 53 / File Name: 3514-116.jpg Icon of the Prophet Elijah, 1180-1200 tempera on wood overall: 124 × 62.5 × 4.5 cm (48 13/16 × 24 5/8 × 1 3/4 in.) Byzantine Museum, Kastoria
Cat. No. 54 / File Name: 3514-157.jpg Unknown Artist Icon of Christ Pantokrator, the Wisdom of God, late 14th century egg tempra and gold on wood overall size: 150 × 100 × 5 cm (59 1/16 × 39 3/8 × 1 15/16 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 55 / File Name: 3514-048.jpg Mosaic icon of the Virgin Episkepsis, late 13th century glass, gold, and silver tesserae overall: 107 x 73.5 cm (42 1/8 x 28 15/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 56 / File Name: 3514-050.jpg Icon of the Crucifixion, first half of 14th century tempera and gold on wood overall: 103.6 × 84 × 4.5 cm (40 13/16 × 33 1/16 × 1 3/4 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 57 / File Name: 3514-191.jpg Unknown Artist Icon with scenes from the Passion, 1370s egg tempera and gold on wood overall size: 51 × 41 cm (20 1/16 × 16 1/8 in.) Monastery of Vlatadon, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 59 / File Name: 3514-053.jpg Icon of the archangel Michael, first half of 14th century tempera and gold on wood overall: 110 x 80 cm (43 5/16 x 31 1/2 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens Gift of a Greek of Istanbul, 1958
Cat. No. 60 Icon of Saint George, mid-14th century egg tempera on wood overall: 75 x 50 cm (29 1/2 x 19 11/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 61 / File Name: 3514-049.jpg Processional icon of Three Hierarchs, first half of 14th century egg tempera and gold on wood overall: 126 x 90 cm (49 5/8 x 35 7/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 62 / File Name: 3514-115.jpg Icon of Saint Athanasios, late 14th-early 15th century tempera and silver on wood overall: 72 × 46 × 2.5 cm ( 28 3/8 ×18 1/8 × 1 in.) Byzantine Museum, Kastoria
Cat. No. 63 / File Name: 3514-054.jpg Icon of the Hospitality of Abraham, late 14th century egg tempera and gold on wood overall: 36 × 62.3 × 2.5 cm (14 3/16 × 24 1/2 × 1 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
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Cat. No. 64 / File Name: 3514-101.jpg Icon of the Transfiguration, second half of 15th century egg tempera and gold on wood overall: 44.9 x 36.1 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 66 / File Name: 3514-066.jpg Lectionary with portrait of the evangelist Matthew, late 11th century- early 12th century ink and gold on parchment, paper height: 32.3 cm (12 11/16 in.) width: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 67 / File Name: 3514-077.jpg The divine liturgy of Saint Basil, 12th century parchment overall: 529.5 × 24.7 cm (208 7/16 × 9 3/4 in.) rolled dimension: 66.04 × 25.4 cm (26 × 10 in.) National Library of Greece, Athens
Cat. No. 68 Paten, 6th- early 7th century silver diameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 68 Silver chalice, 6th- early 7th century silver height: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.) diameter: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 71 / File Name: 3514-017.jpg The Adrianople Cross, late 10th-early 11th century silver, iron core, partial gilding, and niello overall: 51 x 30 cm (20 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 72 Standing censer with military saints, second half of 13th century copper with traces of zinc and silver, enamel overall: 26 × 21 cm (10 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
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Cat. No. 73 Handle of a standing censer with the Virgin and child, early 14th century bronze overall size: 26 × 21 cm (10 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 74 / File Name: 3514-067.jpg Epitaphios, c. 1300 silk, gold, and silver wire on linen overall: 72 × 200 cm (27 9/16 × 78 3/4 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 75 Chalice veil, late 13th- early 14th century silver and gilt-silver embroidery on silk overall: 52 × 65 cm (20 1/2 × 25 9/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 76 / File Name: 3514-011.jpg Wing of a triptych with the archangel Gabriel and bust of Saint Paul, 10th century ivory overall: 18.5 × 5.3 cm (7 5/16 × 2 1/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 77 / File Name: 3514-012.jpg Miniature icon with archangel Michael, 13th century steatite overall: 6.5 × 5 × 0.7 cm (2 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 1/4 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 78 / File Name: 3514-013.jpg Miniature icon with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 14th century steatite overall: 10.6 x 8.7 cm (4 3/16 x 3 7/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 80 / File Name: 3514-094.jpg Attributed to Andreas Ritzos (c. 1421- c. 1492) or Nicholaos Ritzos (doc. 1482 - 1503) Triptych with the enthroned Virgin and child and saints, last quarter of the 15th century egg tempera and gold on wood overall: 20.7 × 42.7 × 4.8 cm (open) / 5.2 cm (closed) (8 1/8 × 16 13/16 × 1 7/8 in. (open)/ 2 1/6 in. (closed)) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
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Cat. No. 82 / File Name: 3514-060.jpg Page from a Gospel book, 6th century purple parchment, gold and silver letters overall size: 31 × 27 cm (12 3/16 × 10 5/8 in.) Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 83 / File Name: 3514-127.jpg The Four Gospels with portrait of the evangelist Matthew, mid-10th century tempera, gold, and ink on parchment overall: 34 × 25 cm (13 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.) National Library of Greece, Athens
Cat. No. 84 The Four Gospels with the portrait of the evangelist Luke, late 11th century parchment overall: 25.5 × 19.5 cm (10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.) National Library of Greece, Athens
Cat. No. 86 / File Name: 3514-129.jpg New Testament with Saint John and his scribe Prochoros, mid-14th century tempera, gold, and ink on paper overall: 28 × 20 cm (11 × 7 7/8 in.) National Library of Greece, Athens
Cat. No. 87 / File Name: 3514-130.jpg The Four Gospels, 1418 parchment overall size: 22 × 16 cm (8 11/16 × 6 5/16 in.) National Library of Greece, Athens
Cat. No. 89 / File Name: 3514-161.jpg Unknown Artist Homer's Iliad, late 15th century ink on paper overall size: 29 × 21 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/4 in.) National Library of Greece, Athens
Cat. No. 90 Unknown Artist Plays by Sophocles and Aeschylus, late 15th - early 16th century ink on paper length: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.) width: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.) National Library of Greece, Athens
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Cat. No. 91 Unknown Artist Treatises on music theory, late 15th - early 16th century paper and ink overall size: 23 × 16 cm (9 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.) National Library of Greece, Athens
Cat. No. 95 / File Name: 3514-186.jpg Unknown Artist Romance of Alexander the Great, 14th century tempera, gold, and ink on paper length: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.) width: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.) Hellenic Institute of Byzantine & Post Byzantine Studies, Venice
Cat. No. 96 / File Name: 3514-187.jpg Unknown Artist Plaque with the ascension of Alexander the Great, 12th century off-white marble, relief length: 118 cm (46 7/16 in.) width (above): 90 cm (35 7/16 in.) width (below): 11 cm (4 5/16 in.) Karababa Fortress Sculpture Display, Chalkis
Cat. No. 97 / File Name: 3514-111.jpg Floor mosaic with personification of Autumn, 4th century marble, limestone, and glass tessarae overall size: 240 × 100 × 3 cm (94 1/2 × 39 3/8 × 1 3/16 in.) Archaeological Museum, Argos
Cat. No. 99 / File Name: 3514-036.jpg Bowl (trulla) with figure of Aphrodite, 7th century silver with gilding height: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.) diameter: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.) length with handle: 31.3 cm (12 5/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 100 / File Name: 3514-037.jpg Plate with Christian cross, 7th century silver with gilding and niello diameter: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 101 / File Name: 3514-035.jpg Lampstand or candelabrum, 7th century silver height: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 102 Plate with Ino and Melikertes, 6th-7th century silver with gilding diameter: 25.4 cm (10 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 103 / File Name: 3514-020.jpg Plate with Eros riding a sea monster, 6th-7th century silver with gilding diameter: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 104 / File Name: 3514-021.jpg Three spoons, 6th-7th century silver and niello 11459-length: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.) 11463-length: 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.) 11464-length: 25.2 cm (10 1/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 105 / File Name: 3514-106.jpg Fork, 11th -12th century bronze length: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 105 / File Name: 3514-107.jpg Fork, 11th -12th century bronze length: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
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Cat. No. 105 / File Name: 3514-108.jpg Fork, 11th- 12th century bronze length: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 105 / File Name: 3514-109.jpg Fork, 11th- 12th century bronze length: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 105 / File Name: 3514-110.jpg Fork, 11th-12th century bronze length: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 106 / File Name: 3514-198.jpg Unknown Artist Plate with cheetah attacking a deer, mid-12th century glazed earthenware with sgraffito decoration height: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.) rim diameter: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.) base diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.) Nea Anchialos Archaeological Collection
Cat. No. 107 / File Name: 3514-092.jpg Plate with musician and dancer, late 12th century glazed earthenware with sgraffito and champlevé decoration diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.) height: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.) Palace of the Grand Master, Rhodes
Cat. No. 108 / File Name: 3514-100.jpg Plate with bird and two griffins, late 12th - early 13th century glazed earthenware with champlevé decoration height: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) rim diameter: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.) base diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
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Cat. No. 109 / File Name: 3514-126.jpg Plate with a hunting eagle, late 12th- early 13th century glazed earthenware with champlevé decoration height: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.) rim diameter: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.) base diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.) Archaeological Museum, Sparta
Cat. No. 110 / File Name: 3514-112.jpg Plate with lovers, first half of 13th century glazed earthenware with champlevé decoration diameter: 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.) height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.) diameter of foot: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 111 / File Name: 3514-090.jpg Bowl with bird, late 13th - early 14th century glazed earthenware with sgraffito decoration height: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.) rim diameter: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.) foot diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 112 / File Name: 3514-010.jpg Bowl with dancer, first half of 13th century glazed earthenware with sgraffito decoration height: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.) rim diameter: 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.) base diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 113 / File Name: 3514-023.jpg Lamp and lampstand, 6th-7th century brass height: 28 cm (11 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 114 Lamp and lampstand, 6th-7th century brass lamp: 14.4 × 27.5 × 9 cm (5 11/16 × 10 13/16 × 3 9/16 in.) lampstand height: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.) length of side of triangular base: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
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Cat. No. 115 Unknown Artist Lamp, 11th-12th century copper alloy height: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.) diameter: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.) Baron Michael Tossizza Foundation - Museum of Art, Metsovo
Cat. No. 116 Unknown Artist Chandelier, disk: 10th-11th century (?), chains: 13th-14th century (?) copper alloy overall size: 58 × 33 cm (22 13/16 × 13 in.) Baron Michael Tossizza Foundation - Museum of Art, Metsovo
Cat. No. 119 / File Name: 3514-164.jpg Unknown Artist Perfume flask, 13th - 14th century glass height: 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.) base: 6.5 × 4.5 cm (2 9/16 × 1 3/4 in.) Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 120 / File Name: 3514-159.jpg Unknown Artist Perfume flask, 14th - 15th century glass height: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.) diameter: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 121 Unknown Artist Perfume sprinkler, late 14th century or c.1400 glass overall size: 30 × 14.8 cm (11 13/16 × 5 13/16 in.) base diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.) rim diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.) neck diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Palace of the Grand Master, Rhodes
Cat. No. 122 / File Name: 3514-200.jpg Unknown Artist Perfume flask, late 14th - 15th century glass height: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.) maximum diameter: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.) minimum diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.) Patras Archaeological Museum
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Cat. No. 123 / File Name: 3514-199.jpg Unknown Artist Lamp, 11th - early 12th century glass height: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.) diameter: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.) diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.) 10th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities
Cat. No. 124 Unknown Artist Casket with putti and animals, second half of 12th Century bone plaques on wood overall size: 9.6 × 23.5 × 13 cm (3 3/4 × 9 1/4 × 5 1/8 in.) Oblou Monastery, Achaia
Cat. No. 125 / File Name: 3514-002.jpg Unknown Artist Comb with personifications of Constantinople, 6th century (?) ivory overall: 16.4 x 5.3 cm (6 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 126 / File Name: 3514-095.jpg Comb with marine deities, 5th- 6th century ivory overall: 14.5 x 8.3 cm (5 11/16 x 3 1/4 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 127 / File Name: 3514-182.jpg Unknown Artist Necklace or ornament for a dress, 4th century gold and precious stones; opus interrasile overall size: 12.8 × 22.8 cm (5 1/16 × 9 in.) Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens
Cat. No. 128 / File Name: 3514-029.jpg Pair of earrings with six-petal rosettes, 3rd-4th century gold, rubies, emeralds, and lapis lazuli overall: 3.9 x 1.6 cm (1 9/16 x 5/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 129 / File Name: 3514-004.jpg Necklace and pair of earrings, 5th century gold, sapphires, amethysts, and pearls length necklace: 42.8 cm (16 7/8 in.) height earrings: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
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Cat. No. 130 Pair of earrings with pelte motifs, 5th- 6th century gold, precious stones, pearls, and glass height: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 131 / File Name: 3514-005.jpg Pair of bracelets, 6th century gold diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 132 / File Name: 3514-031.jpg Pair of earrings, 6th-7th century gold overall: 3.5 x 2.3 cm (1 3/8 x 7/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 133 / File Name: 3514-184.jpg Unknown Artist Pair of gold earrings with palmette design, 7th century Gold, pearls, and green glass beads overall size: 4.8 × 2.5 cm (1 7/8 × 1 in.) Historical Museum of Crete, Heraklion
Cat. No. 134 / File Name: 3514-032.jpg Bracelet, 6th - 7th century gold diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 135 / File Name: 3514-033.jpg Tubular amulet with chain, 7th century gold amulet overall size: 8 × 2.4 cm (3 1/8 × 15/16 in.) chain length: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.) diameter of discs/lids: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 136 / File Name: 3514-034.jpg Chain with pendant, 6th-7th century gold length of chain: 91 cm (91 cm) length of plaque: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.) width: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 137 / File Name: 3514-131.jpg Necklace pendant with eagle grasping a serpent, 6th - 7th century gold height: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.) width: 3.15 cm (1 1/4 in.) Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 138 / File Name: 3514-065.jpg Wristband (one of a pair), 9th-10th century gold, glass, and cloisonné enamel overall size: 7 × 8.6 × 6.6 cm (2 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 2 5/8 in.) Musem of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki
Cat. No. 139 / File Name: 3514-132.jpg Pair of cresent-shaped earrings, 10th century gold, enamel, and pearls height: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.) width: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.) Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 140 / File Name: 3514-185.jpg Unknown Artist Crescent-shaped earring, 10th century gold, pearls, and cloisonné enamel overall size: 4.3 × 2.8 cm (1 11/16 × 1 1/8 in.) Historical Museum of Crete, Heraklion
Cat. No. 141 / File Name: 3514-086.jpg Earrings with Kufic inscriptions, first half of 10th century gold, pearls, and cloisonné enamel overall: 4.4 × 2.9 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Stathatos Collection, Athens
Cat. No. 142 / File Name: 3514-087.jpg Earrings with Kufic inscriptions, first half of 10th century Gold, pearls, and cloisonné enamel height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.) width: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Stathatos Collection, Athens
Cat. No. 143 / File Name: 3514-088.jpg Earring with Kufic inscriptions, first half of 10th century Gold, pearls, and cloisonné enamel height: 4.8 × 3.6 cm (1 7/8 × 1 7/16 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Stathatos Collection, Athens
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Cat. No. 144 / File Name: 3514-085.jpg Earring or ornament for a diadem, first half of 10th century gold, garnets, pearls, sapphires, emeralds, and glass height: 10.2 cm (4 in.) width: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Stathatos Collection, Athens
Cat. No. 145 / File Name: 3514-166.jpg Unknown Artist Pair of basket-shaped earrings, 11th - 12th century gold and enamel height: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.) Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 146 / File Name: 3514-167.jpg Unknown Artist Pair of earrings with crosses, 9th - 10th century silver height: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.) diameter: 4.13 cm (1 5/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 147 Pectoral reliquary cross, 11th century silver niello overall: 7.1 x 3.5 cm (2 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 148 Pectoral cross of Georgios Varangopoulos, 13th-14th century gold, lapis lazuli overall: 4 × 0.7 cm (1 9/16 × 1/4 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 149 Pendant with Christ Pantokrator, 11th - 12th century, 16th-century mount rock crystal, gold, precious stones, and pearls overall: 6.1 × 6 × 1.2 cm (2 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 1/2 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 150 / File Name: 3514-089.jpg Engagement ring, late 12th-13th century gold with enamel diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 151 / File Name: 3514-079.jpg Gold ring, late 12th- 13th century gold with enamel or niello height: 2.67 cm (1 1/16 in.) diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 152 / File Name: 3514-080.jpg Gold ring, late 12th- first half of 13th century gold with enamel or niello height: 2.6 cm (1 in.) diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 153 / File Name: 3514-081.jpg Gold ring, late 12th- first half of 13th century gold with enamel or niello height: 2.6 cm (1 in.) width: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.) length: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 154 / File Name: 3514-082.jpg Finger ring, late 12th- mid-13th century gold with enamel or niello height: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.) width: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 155 / File Name: 3514-083.jpg Finger ring, late 12th- first half of 13th century gold with enamel or niello height: 2 cm (13/16 in.) diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.) bezel: 1.6 cm x 1.8 cm (5/8 in. x 11/16 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 156 / File Name: 3514-084.jpg Finger ring, late 12th- first half of 13th century gold with enamel or niello height: 2.65 cm (1 1/16 in.) diameter: 2.65 cm (1 1/16 in.) National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 157 / File Name: 3514-124.jpg Signet ring of a Byzantine officer, 14th century gold diameter of band: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.) diameter of bezel: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.) Museum of Mistra
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Cat. No. 158 / File Name: 3514-113.jpg Closure panel with lion and pseudo-Kufic inscription, c. 1000 marble length: 89 cm (35 1/16 in.) width: 58 cm (22 13/16 in.) height: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.) Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Cat. No. 159 / File Name: 3514-043.jpg Closure panel with lion attacking a deer, late 10th - first half of 11th century pentelic marble overall: 101 × 69 × 12.5 cm (39 3/4 × 27 3/16 × 4 15/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 160 Part of a hinged bracelet with a pseudo-Kufic Inscription, 11th century silver, traces of gilding and niello width: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.) diameter: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 161 / File Name: 3514-014.jpg Hinged bracelet with griffins, 11th century silver and niello height: 2.6 cm (1 in.) diameter: 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 162 / File Name: 3514-196.jpg Unknown Artist Keystone of a vault with face composed of leaves, c. 1225-1236 sedimentary rock, possibly sandstone overall size: 37 × 51 × 45 cm (14 9/16 × 20 1/16 × 17 11/16 in.) Chloumoutsi (Clermont) Castle Museum
Cat. No. 163 / File Name: 3514-125.jpg Proskynetarion with Christ Pantokrator, second half of 14th century marble overall: 97 × 74 cm (38 3/16 × 29 1/8 in.) Museum of Mistra
Cat. No. 164 / File Name: 3514-059.jpg The "Virgin of the Catalans", mid 15th century fresco overall: 112 × 154 cm (44 1/8 × 60 5/8 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
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Cat. No. 166 / File Name: 3514-047.jpg Icon of Saint George and scenes from his life, 13th century egg tempera and gold on wood overall: 76.5 × 50 × 2 cm (30 1/8 × 19 11/16 × 13/16 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 167 / File Name: 3514-025.jpg Icon of the Virgin and child, church feasts, and saints, mid-14th century egg tempera and gold on wood, stucco, gold glass (verre églomisé) overall: 42 × 30 × 1 cm (16 9/16 × 11 13/16 × 3/8 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 168 / File Name: 3514-102.jpg Icon of the Nativity, first quarter of 15th century egg tempera and gold on wood overall: 65.7 × 63.5 × 4 cm (25 7/8 × 25 × 1 9/16 in.) Benaki Museum, Athens ©Benaki Museum, Athens, 2013
Cat. No. 169 / File Name: 3514-189.jpg Unknown Artist Icon of Christ with the myrrhophores and a miracle of Saint Phanourios, first half of 15th Century egg tempera and gold on wood overall size: 115 × 63 cm (45 1/4 × 24 13/16 in.) Museum of Holy Icons and Relics, Heraklion
Cat. No. 170 / File Name: 3514-190.jpg Unknown Artist Icon of the Dormition of Saint Sabas, 15th century egg tempera and gold on wood overall size: 57.6 × 67.2 cm (22 11/16 × 26 7/16 in.) Public Library of Lefkada
Cat. No. 171 / File Name: 3514-056.jpg Andreas Ritzos Icon with IHS, second half of 15th century egg tempera and gold on wood overall: 63.5 × 44.5 cm (25 × 17 1/2 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Cat. No. 172 / File Name: 3514-103.jpg Andreas Pavias Icon of the Crucifixion, second half of 15th century egg tempera and gold on wood overall: 83.5 × 59 cm (32 7/8 × 23 1/4 in.) National Gallery, Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Athens
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