Pendant with Portrait Intaglio, 500s, Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 6th century. Garnet with gold filigree setting, 3.4 x 2.3 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.33.

Earthenware bowl with incised and carved decoration in a white slip under a yellowish glaze, Byzantium, Corinth?; 12th century. H: c. 6; Diam: 16.5 cm, Inv. no. 30/1969. © The David Collection. While segments of Byzantine art – painting, work in ivory...

Master of Saint Augustine, Netherlandish. Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo (detail). Oil, gold, and silver on wood. Flanders (Bruges), ca. 1490. The Cloisters Collection, 1961 (61.199). New York - Worn by women and men, finger rings are...

At the start of the seventh century, the eastern Mediterranean—from Syria through Egypt and across North Africa—was central to the spiritual and political heart of the Byzantine Empire, ruled from Constantinople (modern Istanbul). Yet, by the end of the...

Coffin of Bakenmut, c. 1000-900 BC. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21- early Dynasty 22. Gessoed and painted sycamore fig; 68 x 208 cm. Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust. CLEVELAND, OH.- After a five-year hiatus, the...

Unknown artist, Enamel icon with Archangel Michael, Silver gilt, gold cloisonne©, stones. 46 x 35 cm, Procuratoria di San Marco, Venezia. Photo per gentile concessione delle Procuratoria di San Marco/Cameraphoto Arte, Venice LONDON.-From October 2008,...