5049871 Capital with Bust of the Archangel Michael, 1250??300 (marble) by Byzantine, (13th century); 25.4 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Made in Constantinople, this carved fragment was once part of the interior architecture of a church, perhaps the top of a tomb niche or altar screen. Archangels were often shown in the ceremonial dress of the Byzantine emperor, the head of Christ\'s earthly court.).