Photograph of Byzantine Object (July 2016)

Title

Photograph of Byzantine Object (July 2016)

Description

This Byzantine Object is of unknown purpose, but was perhaps used in imperial ceremonies. It is made of porphyry with metal detailing. John Nicholas Brown II bought it in Istanbul and used it as a doorstop.

Creator

Banks III, Jesse

Source

Digital copy created by the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage

Date

2016-07

Contributor

Lena Bohman

Rights

Rights Status Not Evaluated

Citation

Banks III, Jesse, “Photograph of Byzantine Object (July 2016),” Digital Tours of The Nightingale-Brown House , accessed November 3, 2025, https://cds.library.brown.edu/NBHouse/items/show/90.

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