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Source Description
Saint Arethas was an Ethiopian soldier who was murdered in 523 because of his Christian faith. He is depicted here in Byzantine court dress, holding a cross as a sign of his martyrdom. The tile is one among three in the Walters Art Museum that have the same size and contain identical busts of male saints: the other two show Saint Basil (inv. 48.2086.17) and Saint Panteleimon (inv. 48.2086.4). This series probably formed a frieze on a church wall or altar screen.
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Document identity
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2890
label
Saint Arethas
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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2890
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Saint Arethas
description
Saint Arethas was an Ethiopian soldier who was murdered in 523 because of his Christian faith. He is depicted here in Byzantine court dress, holding a cross as a sign of his martyrdom. The tile is one among three in the Walters Art Museum that have the same size and contain identical busts of male saints: the other two show Saint Basil (inv. 48.2086.17) and Saint Panteleimon (inv. 48.2086.4). This series probably formed a frieze on a church wall or altar screen.
provenance
Nikos Avgheris, Istanbul, ca. 1950, by purchase; Robert E. Hecht, Ruxton, Maryland, 1956, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by purchase.
date
10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
ceramic tiles
icons
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17
height
16.8
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
6 11/16 x 6 5/8 x 5/16 in. (17 x 16.8 x 0.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
ceramic with glaze
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
1977
889
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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