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pilgrim token
Object Type
pilgrim token
Museum number
1991,0601.1
Description
Pilgrim-token; terracotta; circular; centre: stylite saint perched on a column and flanked by two angels, possibly holding crowns; lower right, a ladder and a cock; lower left, a kneeling monk holding a censer with, behind him, a palm-branch.
Cultures/periods
Early Byzantine
Production date
6thC-7thC
Production place
Made in:
Syria
Materials
terracotta
Dimensions
Diameter:
34.50 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Buckton 1994 / Byzantium: Treasures of Byzantine art and culture from British collections
(129)
Daim 2010 / Byzanz: Prach und Alltag
(157)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2010 26 Feb-13 Jun, Germany, Bonn, Kunst and Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Byzantium: Splendour and Daily Life
Subjects
monk/nun
bird
saint/martyr
angel
architecture
tree/bush
crown
religious object
Associated names
Representation of:
St Symeon the Stylite
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Simon Bendall
Acquisition date
1991
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1991,0601.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 14 Sep 1994