Parigi, Museo del Louvre: Il vaso di Homs
Format
TIFF
Start date
500
End date
699
Historical period
Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description
Silver vase found at Homs (ancient Emesa) in Syria. Its decoration identifies it as a liturgical item used to hold wine during the Eucharistic ceremony. Medallions around the body of the vase are decorated with biblical figures: Christ flanked by St. Peter and St. Paul, the Virgin between two angels, John the Baptist, and John the Evangelist. (Late 6th-early 7th c.)
Language
zxx
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