File:Byzantine - Saint Christopher - Walters 48208613.jpg
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Saint Christopher ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saint Christopher |
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Description |
English: Saint Christopher is shown here dressed in Byzantine court costume and holding a cross as a sign of his martyrdom for Christ. Christopher, identified by a vertical inscription, was known as the patron saint of travelers and was popular among Christians in both the Byzantine and western traditions. Another tile from the same series survives in the Walters collection and carries an image of Saint Ignatius (inv. 48.2086.7). |
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Date |
10th century date QS:P571,+950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Middle Agesera QS:P2348,Q12554 ) |
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Medium | ceramic with glaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 29.4 cm (11.5 in); width: 29.5 cm (11.6 in); depth: 0.8 cm (0.3 in) dimensions QS:P2048,29.4U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,29.5U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,0.8U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
48.2086.13 |
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Place of creation | Constantinople (present-day Istanbul, Turkey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Credit line | Partial museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A. P. Fund, 1956 and partial gift of Mr. Robert E. Hecht, Jr., 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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