Phylactery (Reliquary Penant)
Unknown Artist
c. 500–700
Medium
copper alloy
Dimensions
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Classification
Metalwork
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman
Accession Number
1999.237
About this artwork
Made in the 500s, this Byzantine phylactery, or personal reliquary, was meant to be worn around the neck on a chain. It is fashioned of bronze and still contains its original linen-wrapped relic.