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Source Description
This pilgrim's token shows Saint Symeon of the Wondrous Mountain (d. 592) on top of the column that he used as a hermitage. Below stand his disciple Conon and his mother Martha. Above, two angels crown him for his ascetic exploits. The other side of the medallion carries a cross. Such medallions were given to pilgrims to the shrine of Saint Symeon, located close to Antioch on the Orontes, modern-day Antakya in Turkey.
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Document identity
localId
10400
label
Pilgrim Token with Saint Symeon Stylite the Younger
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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10400
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object
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normalized
title
Pilgrim Token with Saint Symeon Stylite the Younger
description
This pilgrim's token shows Saint Symeon of the Wondrous Mountain (d. 592) on top of the column that he used as a hermitage. Below stand his disciple Conon and his mother Martha. Above, two angels crown him for his ascetic exploits. The other side of the medallion carries a cross. Such medallions were given to pilgrims to the shrine of Saint Symeon, located close to Antioch on the Orontes, modern-day Antakya in Turkey.
provenance
Emmanuel (Manolis) Segredakis, Paris and New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1945, by purchase.
date
ca. 1100 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
medallions (medals)
tokens
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Source extras
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Byzantine
inscriptions
[Translation] Blessing of Saint Simeon the Miracle-Worker. Amen.
dynasty
Comnenean Dynasty
med
composite material
creator_ids
3930
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BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
717
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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