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This silver plaque is a precious record of the worship of stylite saints in the eastern Mediterranean in the 6th and 7th centuries. It was originally part of the treasure of the church of Ma'arrat an Numan, Syria. The decoration, figured in relief,…

The Hague, KB, 76 F 5, fol. 1r: Plan of Jerusalem and scene of the knights of the cross. Potentially made as a Psalter/the prefatory cycle preceding a Psalter

Snuff or pill box made from reengraved copper alloy coin bent into concave and soldered to copper collar; detachable lid made from copper alloy coin bent into concave. (whole)
Britannia, draped, helmeted, seated right on shield, holding trident in…

According to the inscription on this lead vial or ampulla, it contained oil from the wood of the true cross, obtained from the Holy Land. At the sites of sacred events, pilgrims could acquire “eulogiae,” literally “blessings,” in the form of tokens…

Pilgrim-token; terracotta; medallion depicting on one side the Nativity, the Virgin on the left.

Museum Commentary: “Flasks bearing images of Saint Menas are not uncommon in Egypt. Menas was a Roman soldier who was martyred; veneration of him as a saint centered on an oasis near Alexandria. On better-preserved ampullae bearing the same scene,…