Amulet of a Cross
Byzantine
Byzantine Period (4th–6th century)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
2.2 × 1.6 × 0.5 cm (7/8 × 5/8 × 3/16 in.)
Classification
bronze
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
140861
About the Artist
Byzantine
"Byzantine" is the collective attribution given to anonymous artists working within the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, whose creations spanned from the 4th to the 15th centuries, primarily in Constantinople and its cultural sphere. These masters produced a vast body of art that defined an era, with museums like the Walters Art Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago cataloging numerous works un...