BZ.1936.27–28, Pair of Peacock-Head Appliques

Byzantine Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Museum

Hunnish, third or fourth century

Gold and garnet, 4.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 0.5 cm (1 3/4 in. x 1 3/4 in. x 3/16 in.)

Mildred Barnes Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss acquired these appliques from the Budapest dealer László Mautner on March 16, 1936.