casket
- Museum number
- 1856,0623.8
- Description
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Casket; one of three panels; ivory, carved in relief with St Paul conversing with Thecla, left and the Stoning of St Paul, right; the two scenes divided by a half-rounded arch: in the first scene Thecla appears behind the wall of a building, resting her head on her hand; on the right St Paul is seated and holds an open roll in both hands; in the second scene a man stands and throws a large stone, while his left hand holds the other stones in the fold of his mantle; to the right St Paul has fallen to the ground and raises a hand in self-defence; all surrounded by a border of leaves.
- Production date
- 430 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 42 millimetres
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Weight: 38 grammes
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Width: 98 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Published: C. Stiegemann, M. Kroker and W. Walter (eds), Credo - Christianisierung Europas im Mittelalter, vol. 2, Petersburg, 2013, no. 44
Part of 1856,0623.9-12
- Location
- On display (G41/dc8/sA)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2013 26 Jul-16 Oct, Germany, Paderborn, Diozesanmuseum, Christianisation of Medieval Europe
2007 18 Nov-2008 30 Mar, USA, Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, Picturing the Bible: The Earliest Christian Art
1983-1984 15 Dec-11 Mar, Germany, Frankfurt, Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus, Late Antiquity and Early Christianity
- Acquisition date
- 1856
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1856,0623.8
