The opaque turquoise glass bowl features images of running, stylized hares in each of the five panels. The five enamel plaques have been identified as Byzantine, but were most likely made for another purpose. Three are decorated with a rosette…
This porphyry statue depicting the four Tetrarchs (Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius I), was originally designed as two separate sculptures that should show an Augustus and a Caesar. It most likely originally decorated the Philadelphion…
The inner reliquary of the True Cross was made by a goldsmith, Gerard, in Constantinople before 1216 for Henry of Flanders. The exact date of the arrival of this True Cross reliquary in Venice is unknown, but it is considered most likely that it…
This throne-reliquary is decorated in relief on all sides and includes depictions of the symbols of the Evangelists, as well as the Lamb of God, two nimbed figures flanking a cross, and what has been identified as the Tree of Life.
This reliquary casket shows the central figure of Christ flanked by the four martyrs of Trebizond: Aquila, Eugenius, Valerian, and Canidius. The long inscription makes an appeal to Christ for salvation. There has been some scholarly debate regarding…
The fragment of the Column of the Flagellation contained within this reliquary is thought to have arrived in Venice from Constantinople in 1125 along with various other relics. The reliquary itself, however, was commissioned in 1375 by Michele…
This staff was used by Primates of San Marco and is still used during the most holy festivals. The ornate carving depicts comprises of foliate motifs, architectural renderings, as well as figures. The central figure of St. Mark is cast as opposed to…
This mosaic is in the arch above the Door of Sant'Alipio, the left-most door on the west side of San Marco. It shows the translation of the body of the deceased saint.