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New Testament / Psalter

This is a New Testament Greek Psalter found in Constantinople around 1199 CE.

Old Testament Fragment; Enarratio in prophetam Isaiam

This 10th-century Greek manuscript fragment consists of one folio of the Book of Wisdom and a religious commentary by Basil of Caesarea. It originated…

Inkwell

This inkwell is made up of blue glass and has two parts, the top being larger than the bottom, it is also a chamber and holds ink, whereas the bottom…

Pros mathēmatikous (Against The Professors)

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Russia, Isidore of Kiev, copied the second century Pros mathēmatikous (Against the Professors) originally written by…

Orthodox Liturgical Roll Fragments

Three fragments of an 11th century manuscript from about 1040 -1099 CE, roll of the Liturgy of St. Basil in the Byzantine Rite of the Eastern Orthodox…

Collection of texts on the calendar

A compilatory manuscript filled with diagrams and notes on astrology and a few different calendars. There are multiple contributors to this collection…

Gem Ring

Rings were a very common form of personal adornment within the Byzantine Empire. They would be a means of conveying the wealth and/ or faith of the…

Round-Mouthed Jug

The body of this light green jug was free-blown, while the handle and other decorative threads were added by hand. This glass jug was excavated from…

Marble Plaque for Donation to a Temple

Inscription:
[θε]οῦ προνoίᾳ Ε̣[ὕρε=
το?]ς πρεσβύ(τερος) κὲ ἔποικος
μετὰ τῆς συβίου κὲ τέκν=
ων μου ἀνενέωσα τὸ
πρόναον τοῦ ἁγιάσ=
ματος ἐκ τῶν…

Fragment of a Menologion

This Menologion fragment, written in Greek using gall ink on parchment, has been rebound in a 19th century cover. A menologion was a book used to…