BZ.1938.27, Reliquary Lid (?)
Byzantine Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Byzantine, twelfth century (?)
Gold and agate, 5.0 cm x 4.0 cm (1 15/16 in. x 1 9/16 in.)
Mildred Barnes Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss acquired this object from the Beirut dealer Elias (Elie) Bustros through Royall Tyler in February 1938.