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Source Description
The original function of this bronze plaque is not known with certainty. It was probably once gilded and may have been affixed to a wooden.
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Document identity
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120847
label
Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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120847
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object
title
Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint
description
The original function of this bronze plaque is not known with certainty. It was probably once gilded and may have been affixed to a wooden.
date
500s
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60748366
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 18.5 x 17.2 x 1.6 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
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Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period
accession
1941.57
Source extras
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bronze
tombstone
Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint, 500s. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Bronze; overall: 18.5 x 17.2 x 1.6 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon, 1941.57
collection
MED - Byzantine
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon
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2026-05-29 06:13:54.728000
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120847
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Medieval Art
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MED - Byzantine
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bronze
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0
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photo
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