Medallion
13th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
This relief in steatite depicts Christ in Majesty between the Virgin Mary and St John.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Steatite |
| Brief description | Steatite medallion depicting the Deesis, Christ between the Virgin and St. John, Byzantine, 13th-14th century |
| Physical description | Relief in steatite, The Deesis. The surface of the relief is so rubbed that it is difficult to date it precisely but it does not appear to be earlier than the thirteenth century. |
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| Object history | Given by Mr John Hunt. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This relief in steatite depicts Christ in Majesty between the Virgin Mary and St John. |
| Bibliographic reference | Maxeiner, I.D.K. Steatite Carvings of the Middle Byzantine Period. University of California, Berkeley, PhD 1977, p.299. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.39-1936 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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