Other Arts in the Age of Justinian

6th-century Ivories

Anastasios Diptych     Cana Panel Basileus &Roma     Christ and Mary Peter and Paul (Gaul)     Archangel Michael
Ivory diptych panel: Empress Ariadne in full regalia Barberini Ivory plaque; portrait of Justinian? Defeated barbarians below, God above Ivory plaque of classical pagan figure Ariadne, putti and satyr: a token of the survival of the classical heritage

Coins from the Age of Justinian
Justin I, Consular Solidus, 519 Justin and Justinian, Solidus, 527 Justinian: Gold Solidus

Gold and Silverware (etc.) from the Sixth Century

Ciborium from Rome

The Chalice of Zenon, given to Church of Ss. Sergius & Bacchus Censer,
Constan-
tinople
Silver Stuma Paten with Communion of the Apostles Silver paten with angels and decorated cross Gilt-silver Riha Paten with Communion of the Apostles, 577
Gilt-silver Sion Paten, 570 Bejeweled cross of Justin II, probably created as a gift Gilded silver plate with Hercules fighting the Nemean Lion
Silver polykandelon or candle-holder, c. 550 Marble throne, Alexandria, Egypt Silk fragment with Annunciation scene
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