Byzantine art museum

2009-09-19
img_2091 The Byzantine empire lasted from 330 to 1453, when Thessaloniki fell to the Turks. Here: early Christian art (4-7th centuries).
The Byzantine empire lasted from 330 to 1453, when Thessaloniki fell to the Turks.
Here: early Christian art (4-7th centuries).
img_2092 Church of St Demetrius, mostly destroyed in the 1917 fire.
Church of St Demetrius, mostly destroyed in the 1917 fire.
img_2100 Bare-vaulted tomb, 4th century. Scene of a family cult of the dead, and symbolic motifs.
Bare-vaulted tomb, 4th century.
Scene of a family cult of the dead, and symbolic motifs.
img_2103 Burial complex from a cemetery in the west of Thessaloniki, first half of the 4th century. In the entrance of the antechamber of a vaulted tomb was a table...
Burial complex from a cemetery in the west of Thessaloniki, first half of the 4th century.
In the entrance of the antechamber of a vaulted tomb was a table…
img_2104 Cemetery finds.
Cemetery finds.
img_2109 Middle byzantine (7-9th centuries) church sculpture.
Middle byzantine (7-9th centuries) church sculpture.
img_2110 Middle byzantine (7-9th centuries) church sculpture.
Middle byzantine (7-9th centuries) church sculpture.
img_2117 Late Byzantine period. Virgin Hodegetria, ca. 1400.
Late Byzantine period.
Virgin Hodegetria, ca. 1400.
img_2119 Post-Byzantine era (after the fall of Constantinople to the Turks, 1453). Scenes from the old testament, 1677-1682.
Post-Byzantine era (after the fall of Constantinople to the Turks, 1453).
Scenes from the old testament, 1677-1682.
img_2122 St Soyridon, mid 18th century (from an area under Venetian influence).
St Soyridon, mid 18th century (from an area under Venetian influence).
img_2124 17-19th centuries.
17-19th centuries.
img_2112 Bracelets with cloisonné enamel decoration, 9-10th centuries.
Bracelets with cloisonné enamel decoration, 9-10th centuries.

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