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Silver spoon from the first Cyprus treasure

This spoon formed part of the first hoard of silver found at…
The Borradaile oliphant

The use of the term oliphant derives from the medieval epic,…
Ivory panel showing an archangel

This exceptionally beautiful leaf is the largest surviving B…
Ivory pyxis

This pyxis was cut from a transverse section of a tusk with …
Byzantine solidus and its Islamic imitation

Small heavy solidi were struck in the early seventh century …
Gold hyperperon of Emperor Manuel I Comnenus

In the twelfth century the emperors of the Comnenian dynasty…
Gold imitation of a Byzantine coin found in China

Gold imitations of Byzantine solidi have been found at vario…
Gold solidus of Empress Irene

Irene (reigned 797-802) holds a unique place in Byzantine hi…
Gold solidus of Justinian I

Although the Western Roman Empire is generally seen as endin…
Gold pendant with inset enamel decoration

This crescent-shaped gold pendant may originally have been h…
Gold and enamel pendant reliquary

Three inscriptions identify the figures and history behind t…
Gold breast chain

This body chain is the largest piece of jewellery to have su…
Grave group from Sutri

This group of objects includes most of the rich grave goods …
Icon of St George

This extraordinary icon was discovered in 1959 in the tiny v…
Icon of St John the Baptist

In this compelling painting, St John gazes directly at the v…
Icon of St Peter

This striking panel was discovered in a London restorer's st…
The Wilton Cross

This pendant displays the reverse of a lightweight solidus o…