Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey): Iron chain used to suspend polykandela on the dome cornice

Published/Created:

Constantinople, Byzantium
ca. 532-537

Physical Description:

iron

Notes:

Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Topics:

Architecture -- Turkey -- 6th century -- (YVRC)
Metalwork -- Turkey -- 6th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Byzantine

Culture:

Byzantine

Accession Number:

3681-011

Genre:

chains (object genres) (AAT)
lighting fixtures (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Tools, Equipment & Instruments

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Bouras & Parani, Lighting in Early Byzantium, Washington DC, 2008

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks Collections, Harvard University

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 326431

OID:

594513

PID:

digcoll:2059301