Creation Date
5th–6th century
Geography
Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, Asia
Culture
Late Antiquity, Byzantine
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.
Credit Line
Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020
Accession Number
2020.140
Description
One side features the iconography of the Holy Rider, and the other side the evil eye or the much-suffering eye. A Greek inscription is found above the eye: KVRIE / BOHΘI ("Lord help"). For a comparable amulet, see Walters Art Museum, 54.2628.
Provenance
Purchased from Tetragon, London, on October 16, 1993. Said to have come from Turkey.
Collection
The Byzantine World
Preview

2020.113-sideB.JPG (1392 kB)
Reverse view
Reverse view