File:BasilII.jpg

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Emperor Basil II (r. 976-1025) in military garb and surrounded by warrior saints is crowned by an archangel, while Christ suspends another crown above his head.

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English: Miniature of Emperor Basil II in triumphal garb, exemplifying the Imperial Crown handed down by Angels. Psalter of Basil II (Psalter of Venice), BNM, Ms. gr. 17, fol. 3r, detail

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Date 11th century
date QS:P,+1050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source BNM, Ms. gr. 17
Author from the Middle Ages, unknown
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