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Source Description
Two further pieces in museum belong to the same series as this one and carry images of Saint Nicholas (inv. 48.2086.1) and Saint Parascheve [?] (inv. 48.2086.14). The tiles were most likely attached to a church wall as a frieze of saint portraits alternating with plant ornament.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
28798
label
Saint James
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
28798
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Saint James
description
Two further pieces in museum belong to the same series as this one and carry images of Saint Nicholas (inv. 48.2086.1) and Saint Parascheve [?] (inv. 48.2086.14). The tiles were most likely attached to a church wall as a frieze of saint portraits alternating with plant ornament.
provenance
Nikos Avgheris, Istanbul, ca. 1950, by purchase; Robert E. Hecht, Jr., Ruxton, Maryland, 1956, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by purchase.
date
10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
ceramic tiles
icons
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.8
height
16.6
dimensionsRaw
6 5/8 x 6 9/16 in. (16.8 x 16.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
ceramic with glaze
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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761bf907bf59257f