The Sion Treasure Reconsidered
The Sion Treasure Reconsidered:
The Biographies and Multivalence of Sacred Silver Objects in Sixth-Century Byzantium
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032385359 | 213 Pages | PDF (True) | 43 MB
The Biographies and Multivalence of Sacred Silver Objects in Sixth-Century Byzantium
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032385359 | 213 Pages | PDF (True) | 43 MB
In 1963 a collection of fifty-seven silver vessels was discovered during illegal excavations by villagers in Antalya Province, Turkey. The Sion Treasure, named after the inscription ‘Holy Sion’ on several vessels in the hoard, is now divided between five collections: Antalya Museum (Turkey), Dumbarton Oaks (United States), a private collection in Geneva, the Digby-Jones collection and Hewett collection (United Kingdom).