1951.31.4.1869: Lead Hystera Amulet of Saint Theophano

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1951.31.4.1869

People

Theophano (died 896)

Title

Lead Hystera Amulet of Saint Theophano

Classification

Amulets

Work Type

amulet

Date

900-1200

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia

Period

Byzantine period, Middle

Culture

Byzantine

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/191383

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Lead

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

15.62 g, 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Byzantine Women no.172

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore

Accession Year

1951

Object Number

1951.31.4.1869

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Wandering womb (hysteron) between serpents,.
Rev.: Saint Theophano standing facing in the orant position, dressed in a tunic and a cloak fastened at the shoulder and decorated with jewels. She wears a three-pronged crown and pendilia, and a collar made of a double row of pearls.

Publication History

• Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 291/figs. 172a, 172b

Exhibition History

• Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003

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