Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1870: Fragment of a Lead Hystera Amulet Amulets Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Fragment of a Lead Hystera Amulet , 1951.31.4.1870,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/191515. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1870 Title Fragment of a Lead Hystera Amulet Classification Amulets Work Type amulet Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/191515 Physical Descriptions Medium Lead Technique Cast Dimensions 10.65 g, 4.5 x 2 cm (1 3/4 x 13/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1870 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: between serpents, inscribed in Greek (life is light) Reverse: inscribed in Greek (saint, masc.) Publication History Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 291/figs. 173a, 173b Exhibition History Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
