Medallion: Saint Mark
Medallion: Saint Mark

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Medallion: Saint Mark,

19th century

Post-Byzantine
y1948-12

Information

Title
Medallion: Saint Mark
Dates

19th century

Medium
Gold and enamel
Dimensions
diam. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, John Maclean Magie, Class of 1892, and Gertrude Magie Fund
Object Number
y1948-12
Inscription
Inscription running vertically in two parts on either side of head [see accession card for transcription];
Period
Byzantine
Type
enamels, medallions (medals)
Materials
enamel, gold
Subject
halos (glories), saints, Mark, figures (representations), religious art, books, Christianity

Ex. coll. Bodkine Collection St. Petersburg; purchased by the Museum at a Parke-Bernet auction in 1948.

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