Harvard Art Museums > 2012.1.121: Silver Phylactery with Greek Magical Inscription 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"Silver Phylactery with Greek Magical Inscription , 2012.1.121,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/287323. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.1.121 Title Silver Phylactery with Greek Magical Inscription Classification Amulets Work Type amulet Date 300-499 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/287323 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Technique Engraved Dimensions 25.3 x 2.8 cm, 0.02 cm (9 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Frank L Kovacs, Ancient Coins and Antiquities, San Mateo, CA, by 1992], sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1992-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.1.121 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 A long, thin silver tablet with a lengthy inscription containing divine names and a prayer for the protection of Thomas, son of Maxima, from curses, ghosts and witchcraft. Publication History Florent Heintz, "A Greek Silver Phylactery in the MacDaniel Collection", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (1996), Vol. 112, pp. 295-300, pl. Christine Kondoleon, ed., Antioch: The Lost Ancient City, exh. cat., Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ, 2000), p. 164-66, no. 52. Exhibition History Antioch: The Lost Ancient City, Worcester Art Museum, 10/07/2000 - 02/04/2001; Cleveland Museum of Art, 03/18/2001 - 06/03/2001; Baltimore Museum of Art, 09/16/2001 - 12/30/2001 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/25/2015 - 01/03/2016 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
