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Source Description
This is a fragment from the upper arm of a hand-held bronze cross. One side contains a bust of Saint John the Baptist. The other side displays a cross-shaped monogram whose letters form the word KYPIE, vocative of "Lord" - probably the beginning of an inscription that once read "Lord, help [name of the donor]".
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Document identity
localId
15581
label
St. John the Baptist
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
15581
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
St. John the Baptist
description
This is a fragment from the upper arm of a hand-held bronze cross. One side contains a bust of Saint John the Baptist. The other side displays a cross-shaped monogram whose letters form the word KYPIE, vocative of "Lord" - probably the beginning of an inscription that once read "Lord, help [name of the donor]".
provenance
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
6th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
crosses (objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4
height
5.6
dimensionsRaw
1 9/16 x 2 3/16 in. (4 x 5.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
inscriptions
[Transcription] KYPIE
med
bronze with inlay
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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941df9dcd1f00d18