Byzantine plate from Sutton Hoo
Treasure trove from the Dark Ages: pieces of Byzantine ornamental plate among the many magnificent objects that have been unearthed at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk. The silver dish in the centre was made in Constantinople (Istanbul) about the year A.D. 250. It bears the hallmark of the Emperor Anastasius
Picture No
13409346
Media ID
46175153
Size
4304px x 3657px
(3.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Sphere, 19th August 1939
Date
1939
