Halo from an Icon Cover
Object type: Enamel halo
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Byzantine
Date: 10th–early 11th century
Medium: Cloisonné enamel, gold
Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 x 1/16 in. (11.5 x 12.8 x 0.2 cm)
with of band: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Mount: 6 x 6 x 7/8 in. (15.2 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm)
Classification: Enamels-Cloisonné
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917