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Source Description
This token depicts the face of Symeon the Elder (d. 459), one of the early stylite saints (stylos is Greek for "column"), who for years stood in prayer atop a column in the Syrian desert. The columns of St. Symeon the Elder and his imitator, St. Symeon the Younger (d. 592), were famous pilgrim attractions during their lifetimes and for centuries after. Miraculous cures were believed to have been performed with tokens made of earth taken from near the base of the columns.
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Document identity
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31677
label
Pilgrim Token of Saint Symeon
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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31677
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object
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normalized
title
Pilgrim Token of Saint Symeon
description
This token depicts the face of Symeon the Elder (d. 459), one of the early stylite saints (stylos is Greek for "column"), who for years stood in prayer atop a column in the Syrian desert. The columns of St. Symeon the Elder and his imitator, St. Symeon the Younger (d. 592), were famous pilgrim attractions during their lifetimes and for centuries after. Miraculous cures were believed to have been performed with tokens made of earth taken from near the base of the columns.
provenance
Simon Bendall, London, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by purchase.
date
6th-7th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
pilgrim tokens
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
2.8
height
2.2
depth
1.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/8 x W: 7/8 x D: 1/2 in. (2.8 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
med
baked clay
creator_ids
3930
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
2115
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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