Crafts such as ivory carving, gem setting, metal carving and brocade play an important role in the luxurious Byzantine culture. Ivory carvings, such as decorative boards, archon folding boards, jewelry boxes and sacred boxes, have been produced in large quantities. Lavaine's "Maximilian Throne" is an important plaque sculpture in its first stage. Its front and side carvings show the images of St. Joseph, St. John and evangelist respectively. Archons' folding boards are often used to praise archons' achievements. One of its decorative plates is usually engraved with the portrait of the consul, while the other is engraved with figures, scenes or decorative patterns. One of the masterpieces of tooth carving in the second heyday is the plaque carving "Romanus IV and the Queen Crowned by Christ" in 10 century. The work adopts symmetrical composition, and the postures of the two characters are almost mirror images of each other; Jewelry mosaic clothing of carved figures has the same characteristics as similar themes in mosaic paintings and illustrations at that time.

Carving or inlaying enamel, precious stones and precious metals is a very popular art in Byzantium. This kind of works are mostly used in churches and have symbolic significance. The Vatican Cross and the big jars in the Louvre Palace are important works of this kind of art, and non-precious metal products are also produced in large quantities, among which lead bottles, copper crosses, incense burners and lampstands for pilgrims to hold holy oil are the most widely used.