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Source Description
The small, shell-shaped seal depicts the standing Virgin, whose hand is extended over a kneeling supplicant. The person's name is revealed by the accompanying inscription.
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Document identity
localId
33662
label
Pendant Seal with Virgin and Supplicant
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
33662
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pendant Seal with Virgin and Supplicant
description
The small, shell-shaped seal depicts the standing Virgin, whose hand is extended over a kneeling supplicant. The person's name is revealed by the accompanying inscription.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century (?) (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants
seals
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.8
height
1.3
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/8 x W: 1/2 x D: 1/8 in. (2.8 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
inscriptions
[Transcription] Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ Θ(εοτόκ)ε βοηθι τὸν σὸν δούλ(ον) Ἰω(άννην); [Translation] Mother of God
help your servant John
med
silver with gilt
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
JWL
exhibition_ids
358
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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e354c743a7c1f437
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c869b199f968caba
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no
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no