The third in the Wyvern Collection series this catalogue contains over 130 entries which highlight objects in the collection dating from the fourth century to around 1300. They include enamelled gold devotional medallions, crosses, plaques and jewllery; silver vessels; bowls carved from semi preciousstone; liturgical objects from Palestine, Anatolia, and Syria; and Sasanian and early Islamic objects.
The catalogue entries and essays, by Byzantine metalwork expert Marco Aimone, are augmented by three essays from technical specialists: Jack Ogden (enamelling), Peter Northover (metallurgy) and Erica Cruikshank Dodd (hallmarks). Rika Gyselen also contributes readings of Persian inscriptions.
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