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Source Description
Made from molten glass pressed in a mold, this type of medallion was mass-produced and served as a souvenir or memento of a visit to a holy shrine. The medallion, with a typically Byzantine composition, shows that craftsmen in the port city of Venice were familiar with the art of Constantinople.
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Document identity
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16876
label
Pilgrim Medallion with Christ, Angels, Apostles, and Saints
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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16876
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object
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normalized
title
Pilgrim Medallion with Christ, Angels, Apostles, and Saints
description
Made from molten glass pressed in a mold, this type of medallion was mass-produced and served as a souvenir or memento of a visit to a holy shrine. The medallion, with a typically Byzantine composition, shows that craftsmen in the port city of Venice were familiar with the art of Constantinople.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
13th century (Medieval)
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CC0
language
en
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Glasswares
medallions (medals)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.6
height
5.9
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 7/16 in. (6.6 x 5.9 x 1.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Italian
style
Byzantine
inscriptions
Cast labels identify the figures on the medallion. On the middle register
reading right to left and top to bottom: left of leftmost figure: B/TO/LO/M/US; [Transcription] B[AR]T[H]OLOM[E]US; [Translation] Bartholomew; left of the central figure: S/ IC; [Transcription] S[ANCTUS]/I[ESUS] C[HRISTUS]; [Translation] Saint (refers to Bartholemew)
Jesus Christ; right of the central figure: S/ XC; [Transcription] S[ANCTUS]/ XC[hristus]; Saint (refers to Mark)
Christ; right of rightmost figure: MARCUS; [Transcription] MARCUS; [Translation] Mark. On the lower register
reading right to left and top to bottom: left of leftmost figure: S/IA/CO/b;[Transcription] S[ANCTUS] IACOB; [Translation] Saint James; left of the central figure: S; [Transcription] S[ANCTUS]; [Translation] Saint; right of the central figure: F; [Transcription] F[rancis]; [Translation] Francis; right of rightmost figure: SP/T; [Transcription] S[ANCTUS] P[E]T[ER]; [Translation] Saint Peter.
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glass
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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